Performer: Alan OkeFrom today| Date | Event | Composers, Works, Performers |
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| Friday 7-Jun-13 07:30pm |
 Snape Maltings Concert HallPeter Grimes in Concert Aldeburgh Festival |
Steuart Bedford, Conductor Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto: Auntie Lexi Hutton, Soprano: First Niece Robert Murray, Tenor: Bob Boles Henry Waddington, Bass-baritone: Swallow Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Sedley Christopher Gillett, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Stephen Richardson, Baritone: Hobson Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Tim Burke, Chorus director Britten-Pears Orchestra |
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| Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape IP17 1SP, United Kingdom Friday 7-Jun-13 07:30pm Peter Grimes in Concert Peter Grimes is an outsider in ‘The Borough’, a
fictionalised version of Aldeburgh that first appeared
in George Crabbe’s poem in 1810. Yet in contrast to
Crabbe’s sadistic fisherman, Britten’s Grimes emerges
as an enigmatic anti-hero. Is he responsible for the
death of his young apprentice? Is he mad, evil or a
misunderstood visionary? Britten’s early masterpiece has captured the
imagination of audiences around the world ever since
its premiere in the aftermath of the second world war.
First written for Peter Pears, the role of Grimes is
sung by Alan Oke, who received huge critical acclaim
for his portrayal of Aschenbach in the 2007
Aldeburgh Festival production of Death in Venice.
This concert performance gives you a rare chance to
hear the opera in the magnificent concert hall that
Britten built.Steuart Bedford, Conductor Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto: Auntie Lexi Hutton, Soprano: First Niece Robert Murray, Tenor: Bob Boles Henry Waddington, Bass-baritone: Swallow Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Sedley Christopher Gillett, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Stephen Richardson, Baritone: Hobson Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Tim Burke, Chorus director Britten-Pears Orchestra | ||
| Sunday 9-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Snape Maltings Concert Hall Peter Grimes in Concert Aldeburgh Festival |
Steuart Bedford, Conductor Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto: Auntie Lexi Hutton, Soprano: First Niece Robert Murray, Tenor: Bob Boles Henry Waddington, Bass-baritone: Swallow Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Sedley Christopher Gillett, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Stephen Richardson, Baritone: Hobson Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Tim Burke, Chorus director Britten-Pears Orchestra |
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| Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape IP17 1SP, United Kingdom Sunday 9-Jun-13 07:30pm Peter Grimes in Concert Peter Grimes is an outsider in ‘The Borough’, a
fictionalised version of Aldeburgh that first appeared
in George Crabbe’s poem in 1810. Yet in contrast to
Crabbe’s sadistic fisherman, Britten’s Grimes emerges
as an enigmatic anti-hero. Is he responsible for the
death of his young apprentice? Is he mad, evil or a
misunderstood visionary? Britten’s early masterpiece has captured the
imagination of audiences around the world ever since
its premiere in the aftermath of the second world war.
First written for Peter Pears, the role of Grimes is
sung by Alan Oke, who received huge critical acclaim
for his portrayal of Aschenbach in the 2007
Aldeburgh Festival production of Death in Venice.
This concert performance gives you a rare chance to
hear the opera in the magnificent concert hall that
Britten built.Steuart Bedford, Conductor Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto: Auntie Lexi Hutton, Soprano: First Niece Robert Murray, Tenor: Bob Boles Henry Waddington, Bass-baritone: Swallow Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Sedley Christopher Gillett, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Stephen Richardson, Baritone: Hobson Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Tim Burke, Chorus director Britten-Pears Orchestra | ||
| Monday 17-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Aldeburgh Beach Grimes on the Beach Aldeburgh Festival |
Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto Lexi Hutton, Soprano Robert Murray, Tenor Henry Waddington, Bass Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano Christopher Gillett, Tenor Stephen Richardson, Bass Steuart Bedford, Conductor Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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| Aldeburgh Beach, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom Monday 17-Jun-13 08:30pm Grimes on the Beach Britten’s powerful and masterful evocation of the North Sea in all its moods has to audiences all over the world become inextricably linked with the Aldeburgh that was home to Crabbe in the eighteenth century and Britten in the twentieth. Tim Albery directs an outdoor realisation of Peter Grimes that places the audience directly in its setting – on the beach, watching as dusk fades over the sea taking the audience into the world of Peter Grimes and the local community that has branded him a muderer and hunted him down. The same musical team as the concerts will perform with the singers amplified and the orchestra recorded from the earlier Festival concerts. ‘In ceaseless motion comes and goes the tide Flowing it fills the channel broad and wide Then back to sea with strong majestic sweep It rolls in ebb yet terrible and deep’ Peter Grimes ‘There are few points within the confines of this planet at which you can stand and know that you’re seeing, hearing and breathing precisely what a composer was trying to capture in a particular piece of music.’ Classic FM magazine on Peter Grimes and Aldeburgh beach Please note this performance is outdoors, uncovered and most of the audience will be seated on the beach. There will be limited bench seating and spaces for wheelchair users. In the event of severe weather, the performance may have to be postponed to the following evening. Only legless folding camping chairs may be used on the beach. More information will be sent to bookers in advance of the event. Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto Lexi Hutton, Soprano Robert Murray, Tenor Henry Waddington, Bass Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano Christopher Gillett, Tenor Stephen Richardson, Bass Steuart Bedford, Conductor Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Open air: Outdoors | ||
| Wednesday 19-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Aldeburgh Beach Grimes on the Beach Aldeburgh Festival |
Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto Lexi Hutton, Soprano Robert Murray, Tenor Henry Waddington, Bass Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano Christopher Gillett, Tenor Stephen Richardson, Bass Steuart Bedford, Conductor Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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| Aldeburgh Beach, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom Wednesday 19-Jun-13 08:30pm Grimes on the Beach Britten’s powerful and masterful evocation of the North Sea in all its moods has to audiences all over the world become inextricably linked with the Aldeburgh that was home to Crabbe in the eighteenth century and Britten in the twentieth. Tim Albery directs an outdoor realisation of Peter Grimes that places the audience directly in its setting – on the beach, watching as dusk fades over the sea taking the audience into the world of Peter Grimes and the local community that has branded him a muderer and hunted him down. The same musical team as the concerts will perform with the singers amplified and the orchestra recorded from the earlier Festival concerts. ‘In ceaseless motion comes and goes the tide Flowing it fills the channel broad and wide Then back to sea with strong majestic sweep It rolls in ebb yet terrible and deep’ Peter Grimes ‘There are few points within the confines of this planet at which you can stand and know that you’re seeing, hearing and breathing precisely what a composer was trying to capture in a particular piece of music.’ Classic FM magazine on Peter Grimes and Aldeburgh beach Please note this performance is outdoors, uncovered and most of the audience will be seated on the beach. There will be limited bench seating and spaces for wheelchair users. In the event of severe weather, the performance may have to be postponed to the following evening. Only legless folding camping chairs may be used on the beach. More information will be sent to bookers in advance of the event. Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto Lexi Hutton, Soprano Robert Murray, Tenor Henry Waddington, Bass Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano Christopher Gillett, Tenor Stephen Richardson, Bass Steuart Bedford, Conductor Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Open air: Outdoors | ||
| Friday 21-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Aldeburgh Beach Grimes on the Beach Aldeburgh Festival |
Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto Lexi Hutton, Soprano Robert Murray, Tenor Henry Waddington, Bass Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano Christopher Gillett, Tenor Stephen Richardson, Bass Steuart Bedford, Conductor Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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| Aldeburgh Beach, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom Friday 21-Jun-13 08:30pm Grimes on the Beach Britten’s powerful and masterful evocation of the North Sea in all its moods has to audiences all over the world become inextricably linked with the Aldeburgh that was home to Crabbe in the eighteenth century and Britten in the twentieth. Tim Albery directs an outdoor realisation of Peter Grimes that places the audience directly in its setting – on the beach, watching as dusk fades over the sea taking the audience into the world of Peter Grimes and the local community that has branded him a muderer and hunted him down. The same musical team as the concerts will perform with the singers amplified and the orchestra recorded from the earlier Festival concerts. ‘In ceaseless motion comes and goes the tide Flowing it fills the channel broad and wide Then back to sea with strong majestic sweep It rolls in ebb yet terrible and deep’ Peter Grimes ‘There are few points within the confines of this planet at which you can stand and know that you’re seeing, hearing and breathing precisely what a composer was trying to capture in a particular piece of music.’ Classic FM magazine on Peter Grimes and Aldeburgh beach Please note this performance is outdoors, uncovered and most of the audience will be seated on the beach. There will be limited bench seating and spaces for wheelchair users. In the event of severe weather, the performance may have to be postponed to the following evening. Only legless folding camping chairs may be used on the beach. More information will be sent to bookers in advance of the event. Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto Lexi Hutton, Soprano Robert Murray, Tenor Henry Waddington, Bass Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano Christopher Gillett, Tenor Stephen Richardson, Bass Steuart Bedford, Conductor Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Open air: Outdoors | ||
