Premiere 6/10/2024 Subsequent performances: 9, 13*, 15, 18, 22 October 2024 | Curtain-up: 19:30 / *14:00 | Ticket sales start on: 7 May 2024 | Price Category: B | Location: Main Stage, Dutch National Opera & Ballet New production Opera in three acts Sung in English Libretto Montagu Slater, after George Crabbe Musical direction Lorenzo Viotti Stage director Barbora Horáková Set and costume designer Eva-Maria van Acker Lighting designer Sascha Zauner Dramaturgy Luc Joosten Peter Grimes Issachah Savage Ellen Orford Johanni van Oostrum Captain Balstrode Leigh Melrose Auntie Helena Rasker Bob Boles Lucas van Lierop Mrs. Sedley Claire Barnett-Jones Rev. Horace Adams Marcel Reijans Ned Keene Will Liverman Hobson Sam Carl Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus of Dutch National Opera Chorus master Edward Ananian-Cooper In one of the most powerful and intriguing operas of the post-war period, Benjamin Britten sketches the poignant picture of an individual who is destroyed by the hypocrisy of a small community. The fisherman Peter Grimes is an outsider who becomes the target of accusations and is eventually driven to a tragic end. The psychological thriller Peter Grimes (1945) explores the deeply human struggle with the elements, with ourselves and with our fellow human beings. In his inimitable fashion, Benjamin Britten uses music to draw links between human fate, the eternal force of the sea and the destructive power of false morality and intolerance. Lorenzo Viotti and Barbora Horáková Stage director Barbora Horáková is returning to Dutch National Opera after previously collaborating with conductor Lorenzo Viotti in the unique multidisciplinary project Missa in tempore belli by Haydn (2020). In this new production of Peter Grimes, Horáková and her team highlight the tension between the loner and the village community, with a starring role for the Chorus of Dutch National Opera. The role of Peter Grimes will be sung by up-and-coming tenor Issachah Savage, who is making his debut with Dutch National Opera. After roles in Der Freischütz and Rusalka, soprano Johanni van Oostrum is returning as Ellen Orford. The role of the fisherman Balstrode will be performed by the striking singer and actor Leigh Melrose. Helena Rasker, a favourite with Dutch audiences, returns to Dutch National Opera to perform the role of Auntie. Peter Grimes Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976) An outsider in a small community 21
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