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Britten: Peter Grimes
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Britten: Peter Grimes

2008-03-15 · 168 min · ★ 8.0

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Anthony Dean Griffey creates a haunting portrait of the outcast fisherman who struggles under the burden of presumed guilt. This chilling production by Tony Award-winning director John Doyle also features the superb Patricia Racette as the sympathetic Ellen Orford and the Met chorus in a truly hair-raising performance as the oppressively judgmental fishing village.

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Directors
Gary Halvorson, John Doyle
Production companies
The Metropolitan Opera
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Anthony Dean GriffeyPeter Grimes
Patricia RacettePatricia RacetteEllen Orford
Anthony Michaels-MooreBalstrode
Felicity PalmerFelicity PalmerMrs. Sedley
Jill GroveAuntie
Erin MorleyErin MorleyNiece
Dean PetersonHobson
John del CarloJohn del CarloSwallow
Greg FedderlyGreg FedderlyBob Boles
Bernard FitchBernard FitchRev. Horace Adams
Teddy Tahu RhodesTeddy Tahu RhodesNed Keene
Leah PartridgeNiece
Logan William EricksonJohn
Natalie DessayNatalie DessaySelf - Host
Donald RunniclesSelf - Conductor
MET OrchestraMET Orchestra

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