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Contributors:

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976

Doyle, John , producer

Halvorson, Gary , director

Griffey, Anthony Dean, 1967- , performer

Racette, Patricia, 1967- , performer

Michaels-Moore, Anthony , performer

Peterson, Dean , performer

Del Carlo, John , performer

Palmer, Felicity , performer

Grove, Jill , performer

Fedderly, Greg, 1961- , performer

Fitch, Bernard , performer

Partridge, Leah , performer

Morley, Erin , performer

Rhodes, Teddy Tahu, 1966- , performer

Logan, William Erickson , performer

Runnicles, Donald, 1954- , conductor

Dessay, Natalie, 1965- , host, interviewee

Pask, Scott , designer

Hould-Ward, Ann , designer

Mumford, Peter , designer

Slater, Montagu, 1902-1956 , librettist

Crabbe, George, 1754-1832

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Languages:

English
German
French
Italian
Spanish

Language Notes:

Sung in English; subtitles in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish; interviews and commentary in English.

Related Works:

Peter Grimes [by Britten, B.]

Peter Grimes [by Crabbe, G.]

Related Series:

Metropolitan Opera HD live

Subjects:

Operas — Television adaptations

Operas

Genres:

Operas

System Details:

DVD-9; NTSC, all region; sound formats: LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround; aspect ratio 16:9.

Performers:

Anthony Dean Griffey (Peter Grimes) ; Patricia Racette (Ellen Orford) ; Anthony Michaels-Moore Captain Balstrode) ; Jill Grove (Auntie) ; Felicity Palmer (Mrs. Sedley) ; Teddy Tahu Rhodes (Ned Keene) ; John Del Carlo (Swallow) ; Greg Fedderly (Bob Boles) ; Erin Morley, Leah Partridge (Auntie's nieces) ; Dean Peterson (Hobson) ; Bernard Fitch (Rev. Horace Adams) ; Logan William Erickson (Boy (John)) ; Natalie Dessay, host ; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Donald Runnicles, conductor.

Production Credits:

Set designer, Scott Pask ; costume designer, Ann Hould-Ward ; lighting designer, Peter Mumford.

General Notes:

Opera in a prologue and three acts.
Recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera on March 15, 2008.
Program notes by Thomas May and synopsis in English (9 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.) inserted in container.
Special features include: backstage at the Met: Natalie Dessay interviews Patricia Racette, Anthony Dean Griffey, Donald Runnicles, Donald Palumbo, John Doyle, Scott Pask and Ann Hould-Ward; Britten and Peter Grimes in Aldeburg: BBC reporter Alex Dunlop in Aldeburg.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (168 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; stereo

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video

Call Numbers:

MDVD 00911- 00912

Other Standard Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: 5099921741494
Publisher Number, EMI Classics: 50999 2 17414 9 4

OCLC Numbers:

261337166