Britten - Peter Grimes
ONP Garnier, Wednesday February 1 2023 Conductor: Alexander Soddy. Production: Deborah Warner. Sets: Michael Levine. Costumes: Luis F. Carvalho. Lighting: Peter Mumford. Videos: Justin Nardella. Peter Grimes: Allan Clayton. Ellen Orford: Maria Bengtsson. Captain Balstrode: Simon Keenlyside. Auntie: Catherine Wyn-Rogers. First Niece: Anne-Sophie Neher. Second Niece: Ilanah Lobel-Torres. Bob Boles: John Graham-Hall. Swallow: Clive Bayley. Mrs Sedley: Rosie Aldridge. Reverend Horace Adams: James Gilchrist. Ned Keene: Jacques Imbrailo. Hobson: Stephen Richardson. Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra National de Paris. Photos: Vincent Pontet, ONP After a long break over Christmas and the New Year, at the farthest southwestern tip of Wales (relevant later), I now find myself back in Paris with three operas in quick succession, starting with Peter Grimes . The last time I saw anything by Britten at the Paris Opera was nearly 20 years ago. That was the late Graham Vick’s unforgettable production ...