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Peter Grimes | Stage Door Society

Peter Grimes

Benjamin Britten

Opera·Premiered 1945·Libretto by Montagu Slater·tragedy · english · 20th-century

Synopsis

A fisherman is driven to destruction by the suspicion and hostility of his small coastal community.

Signature Interpreters

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Balstrode

Tomasz Konieczny
22 performances
Bryn Terfel
10 performances

Peter Grimes

Stephen Gould
16 performances

Ned Keene

Christopher Maltman
11 performances

Performer

Rolf Glittenberg
10 performances

Most frequently performed at

Royal Opera House
10 appearances · last in 2026
Metropolitan Opera House
10 appearances · last in 2022
Teatro alla Scala
1 appearance · last in 2023

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