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Peter Grimes-8 May 1978 Evening 7.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor David Atherton
Chorus Master John Bacon
Leader John Brown
Cast
Hobson
the town carrier and constable 		Malcolm King
Swallow
a lawyer and magistrate, Mayor of 'The Borough' 		Forbes Robinson
Peter Grimes
a fisherman 		Robert Tear
Ned Keene
the apothecary and quack 		Norman Welsby
The Rector
Rev. Horace Adams 		John Lanigan
Bob Boles
a fisherman 		John Dobson
Auntie
landlady of 'The Boar' Inn 		Elizabeth Bainbridge
Her 'Niece'
one of the main attractions of 'The Boar' 		Elizabeth Robson
Her 'Niece'
one of the main attractions of 'The Boar' 		Anne Pashley
Mrs Sedley
a rentier widow of an East India Company's factor 		Patricia Payne
Ellen Orford
a widow, school mistress of 'The Borough' 		Heather Harper
Captain Balstrode
a retired merchant skipper 		Jonathan Summers
Dr Crabbe Ignatius McFadyen
Boy (John)
Peter Grimes' new apprentice 		Vincent Maguire
Townspeople and Fisherfolk of The Borough The Royal Opera Chorus
Students of Finchley Catholic High School
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: English
Durations: Act I: 7.35-8.27pm, Act II: 8.52-9.39pm, Act III: 10.02-10.40pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 8 May 1978 (in Royal Opera House Collections)