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Category: Opera
Composer:
Britten, Benjamin
Lyricist:
Slater, Montagu
Artists:
Brannigan, Owen; Britten, Benjamin; Elms, Lauris; Evans, Geraint; Kells, Iris; Kelly, David; Lanigan, John; Nilsson, Raymond; Pears, Peter; Pease, James; Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden; Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden; Studholme, Marion; Watson, Claire; Watson, Jean
Label: Decca
Catalogue No.: 00028947577133
Release Date: 11 September 2006

BRITTEN, B.: Peter Grimes [Opera] (Pears, C. and J. Watson, Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra Covent Garden, Britten)

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Britten, Benjamin
Slater, Montagu - lyricist(s)

Peter Grimes, Op. 33

02:22:20

Pears, Peter - tenor

Watson, Claire - soprano

Pease, James - baritone

Watson, Jean - alto

Nilsson, Raymond - tenor

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Elms, Lauris - mezzo-soprano

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Lanigan, John - tenor

Kelly, David - bass

Studholme, Marion - soprano

Kells, Iris - soprano

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Prologue: Peter Grimes (Hobson, Swallow, Peter)

00:01:28

Kelly, David - bass

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Pears, Peter - tenor

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Prologue: You sailed your boat round the coast (Swallow, Peter, Mrs. Sedley, Hobson, Ellen, Chorus)

00:03:04

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Pears, Peter - tenor

Elms, Lauris - mezzo-soprano

Kelly, David - bass

Watson, Claire - soprano

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Prologue: Peter Grimes, I here advise you (Swallow, Hobson, Peter, Chorus)

00:02:10

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Kelly, David - bass

Pears, Peter - tenor

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Prologue: The truth - the pity - and the truth (Peter, Ellen)

00:01:54

Pears, Peter - tenor

Watson, Claire - soprano

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Prologue: Interlude I

00:02:58

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act I Scene 1: Oh, hang at open doors (Auntie, Boles, Balstrode, Chorus)

00:05:35

Watson, Jean - alto

Nilsson, Raymond - tenor

Pease, James - baritone

Lanigan, John - tenor

Studholme, Marion - soprano

Kells, Iris - soprano

Elms, Lauris - mezzo-soprano

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act I Scene 1: Hi! Give us a hand (Peter, Boles, Balstrode, Ned, Auntie, Hobson)

00:03:19

Pears, Peter - tenor

Nilsson, Raymond - tenor

Pease, James - baritone

Watson, Jean - alto

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Kelly, David - bass

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act I Scene 1: I'll have to go from pub to pub (Hobson, Ellen, Ned, Chorus)

00:01:58

Kelly, David - bass

Watson, Claire - soprano

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act I Scene 1: Let her among you without fault (Ellen, Hobson, Mrs. Sedley, Ned)

00:03:09

Watson, Claire - soprano

Kelly, David - bass

Elms, Lauris - mezzo-soprano

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act I Scene 1: Look! The storm come! (Balstrode, Ned, Boles, Chorus)

00:02:41

Pease, James - baritone

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Nilsson, Raymond - tenor

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act I Scene 1: And do you prefer the storm (Balstrode, Peter)

00:04:57

Pease, James - baritone

Pears, Peter - tenor

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act I Scene 1: What harbour shelters peace (Peter)

00:01:12

Pears, Peter - tenor

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act I Scene 1: Interlude II

00:04:08

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act I Scene 2: Past time to close (Auntie, Mrs. Sedley, Balstrode, Boles, Nieces)

00:04:22

Watson, Jean - alto

Elms, Lauris - mezzo-soprano

Pease, James - baritone

Nilsson, Raymond - tenor

Studholme, Marion - soprano

Kells, Iris - soprano

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act I Scene 2: We live and let live (Boles, Balstrode, Chorus)

00:01:58

Pease, James - baritone

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act I Scene 2: Have you heard the cliff is down (Ned, Auntie, Mrs. Sedley, Chorus)

00:01:23

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Watson, Jean - alto

Elms, Lauris - mezzo-soprano

Pease, James - baritone

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act I Scene 2: Now the Great Bear and Pleiades (Peter, Nieces, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie, Chorus)

00:03:40

Pears, Peter - tenor

Studholme, Marion - soprano

Kells, Iris - soprano

Nilsson, Raymond - tenor

Pease, James - baritone

Watson, Jean - alto

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act I Scene 2: Old Joe has gone fishing (Balstrode, Peter, Chorus)

00:02:28

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Watson, Jean - alto

Pears, Peter - tenor

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act I Scene 2: The bridge is down (Hobson, Ned, Ellen, Boles, Auntie, Nieces, Peter)

00:01:39

Kelly, David - bass

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Watson, Claire - soprano

Nilsson, Raymond - tenor

Watson, Jean - alto

Studholme, Marion - soprano

Kells, Iris - soprano

Pears, Peter - tenor

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act II: Interlude III

00:02:25

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act II Scene 1: Glitter of waves (Ellen)

00:05:41

Watson, Claire - soprano

Lanigan, John - tenor

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act II Scene 1: Let this be a holiday (Ellen, Rector, Peter, Chorus)

00:03:00

Watson, Claire - soprano

Pears, Peter - tenor

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act II Scene 1: This unrelenting work (Ellen, Peter, Chorus)

00:04:41

Watson, Claire - soprano

Pears, Peter - tenor

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act II Scene 1: Fool to let it come to this (Auntie, Ned, Boles, Mrs. Sedley, Balstrode, Swallow, Nieces, Rector, Chorus)

00:02:18

Watson, Jean - alto

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Nilsson, Raymond - tenor

Elms, Lauris - mezzo-soprano

Pease, James - baritone

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act II Scene 1: What is it? (Auntie, Ned, Boles, Mrs. Sedley, Balstrode, Swallow, Nieces, Rector, Chorus)

00:01:03

Watson, Jean - alto

Nilsson, Raymond - tenor

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Studholme, Marion - soprano

Kells, Iris - soprano

Lanigan, John - tenor

Elms, Lauris - mezzo-soprano

Pease, James - baritone

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act II Scene 1: People … No! I will speak! (Boles, Balstrode, Rector, Auntie, Ellen, Chorus)

00:02:13

Nilsson, Raymond - tenor

Pease, James - baritone

Lanigan, John - tenor

Watson, Jean - alto

Watson, Claire - soprano

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act II Scene 1: We planned that their lives (Ellen, Rector, Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Ned, Nieces, Auntie, Balstrode, Hobson, Swallow, Chorus)

00:02:27

Watson, Claire - soprano

Lanigan, John - tenor

Elms, Lauris - mezzo-soprano

Nilsson, Raymond - tenor

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Studholme, Marion - soprano

Kells, Iris - soprano

Watson, Jean - alto

Pease, James - baritone

Kelly, David - bass

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act II Scene 1: Swallow - shall we go and see Grimes in his hut? (Rector, Swallow, Balstrode, Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Chorus)

00:00:44

Lanigan, John - tenor

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Pease, James - baritone

Elms, Lauris - mezzo-soprano

Studholme, Marion - soprano

Kells, Iris - soprano

Kelly, David - bass

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Nilsson, Raymond - tenor

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act II Scene 1: Now gossip is put on trial (Chorus)

00:02:12

Elms, Lauris - mezzo-soprano

Nilsson, Raymond - tenor

Lanigan, John - tenor

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act II Scene 1: From the gutter (Nieces, Auntie, Ellen)

00:04:35

Studholme, Marion - soprano

Kells, Iris - soprano

Watson, Jean - alto

Watson, Claire - soprano

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act II: Interlude IV

00:05:27

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act II Scene 2: Go there (Peter)

00:07:18

Pears, Peter - tenor

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act II Scene 2: Now! Now! (Peter, Chorus)

00:02:09

Nilsson, Raymond - tenor

Lanigan, John - tenor

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Pears, Peter - tenor

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act II Scene 2: Peter Grimes (Rector, Swallow, Ned)

00:03:07

Lanigan, John - tenor

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act III: Interlude V

00:04:19

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act III Scene 1: Assign your prettiness to me (Swallow, Nieces, Ned)

00:02:36

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Studholme, Marion - soprano

Kells, Iris - soprano

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act III: Pah! … Ahoy! Owen Brannigan (Swallow, Ned Keene)

00:02:47

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Elms, Lauris - mezzo-soprano

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act III Scene 1: Come along, Doctor (Burgess, Burgesses, Rector, Mrs. Sedley, Ellen, Balstrode)

00:03:19

Lanigan, John - tenor

Elms, Lauris - mezzo-soprano

Watson, Claire - soprano

Pease, James - baritone

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act III Scene 1: Embroidery in childhood was (Ellen, Balstrode)

00:05:09

Watson, Claire - soprano

Pease, James - baritone

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act III Scene 1: Mr. Swallow (Mrs. Sedley, Auntie, Swallow, Hobson)

00:02:00

Elms, Lauris - mezzo-soprano

Watson, Jean - alto

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Kelly, David - bass

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act III Scene 1: Who holds himself apart (Chorus)

00:03:45

Studholme, Marion - soprano

Kells, Iris - soprano

Elms, Lauris - mezzo-soprano

Nilsson, Raymond - tenor

Evans, Geraint - baritone

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Kelly, David - bass

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act III: Interlude VI

00:02:36

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act III Scene 2: Grimes! (Voices, Peter)

00:04:56

Pears, Peter - tenor

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act III Scene 2: Peter, we've come to take you home (Ellen, Peter, Balstrode)

00:02:29

Watson, Claire - soprano

Pears, Peter - tenor

Pease, James - baritone

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

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» Act III Scene 2: To those who pass the Borough (Swallow, Fisherman, Auntie, Boles, Chorus)

00:05:01

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Watson, Jean - alto

Nilsson, Raymond - tenor

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden - Choir

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPW7252_045

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