Peter Grimes review – Compelling, unsettling and ravishingly sung - The Guardian


3/18/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 1 month ago
by Tim Ashley

Deborah Warner’s detailed new production sets Britten’s opera in a decayed coastal town in post-Brexit Britain. Allan Clayton – on top form – leads an outstanding cast; conductor Mark Elder emphasises the score’s beauty and well as its violence

The Royal Operas new Peter Grimes is a co-production with Madrids Teatro Real, where it was first seen, and hugely admired, last year. Conducted by Mark Elder, directed by Deborah Warner, and superbl… [+3293 chars]

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