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Peter Grimes-19 April 1995 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 Arturo Tamayo
Chorus Director Terry Edwards
Concert Master Hugh Maguire
Cast
Hobson
the town carrier and constable 		Roderick Earle
Swallow
a lawyer and magistrate, mayor of the Borough 		Eric Garrett
Peter Grimes
a fisherman 		Ben Heppner
Ned Keene
apothecary and quack 		Peter Savidge
The Rector
The Reverend Horace Adams 		Barry Ryan
Bob Boles
a fisherman 		Robin Leggate
Auntie
landlady of 'The Boar' Inn 		Claire Powell
First Niece
main attraction of 'The Boar' Inn 		Anne Dawson
Second Niece
main attraction of 'The Boar' Inn 		Rosalind Sutherland
Mrs Sedley
a rentier widow of an East India Company factor 		Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Ellen Orford
a widow, schoolmistress of the Borough 		Josephine Barstow
Captain Balstrode
a retired merchant skipper 		Bryn Terfel
Doctor Crabbe Barry Hardy
Boy (John)
Peter Grimes's new apprentice 		Simon Hewitt-Jones
Townspeople and fisherfolk of the Borough The Royal Opera Chorus
Actors
Extra Chorus
Clog dancer Tom Cronin
Children from St Thomas of Canterbury R.C. Middle School (Mitcham)
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: Audio-introduced performance. Talking Notes is a new Royal Opera House access initiative providing an aural equivalent of the printed programme for blind and visually impaired customers, written and presented live by Gregory York Productions.
Language: English
Durations: Act I: 7.35-8.29pm, Act II: 8.58-9.48pm, Act III: 10.10-10.50pm
Radio - live relay : BBC Radio 3; 19 April 1995
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 19 April 1995 (in Royal Opera House Collections)