The Royal Opera House has announced a scheduling change for its upcoming stream of “Peter Grimes.” The opera was originally slated to stream on April 8, 2022, but will now be moved to a later date in the year. The Britten opera stars Allan Clayton, Bryn Terfel, John Tomlinson, Maria Bengtsson, and former Jette Parker Young Artist Jacques Imbrailo. Mark Elder conducts the {…}
The Bayerische Staatsoper has postponed the opening of “Peter Grimes.” The company noted that “due to several Corona cases in the technical and artistic departments and the associated high number of contact persons, the premiere of Peter Grimes will be postponed to Sunday, 6 March 2022.” The opera was originally set to open on Feb. 28 and there was also set {…}
(Credits: Dario Acosta / © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / Angela Gheorghiu official website / Michael Cooper / Kasskara/DG / Chris Singer) The Royal Opera House Covent Garden has announced full details of its exciting 2021-22 season, which will star some of the world’s greatest performers. The Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season and digital program will be announced {…}
To call the Teatro Real de Madrid’s “Peter Grimes” production anything but an artistic miracle would be a disservice to what has been accomplished by the production team, cast, and conductor, all of whom performed at the highest level. The production undeniably drew great controversy during its production stages, with reports of a COVID outbreak delaying the production confirmed by {…}
(Photo: Joel Filipe) Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most essential topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. This week, the opera world discussed breaking news — a COVID-19 Outbreak during rehearsals for a “Peter Grimes” production at Teatro Real de Madrid has vaulted the {…}
The Spanish Health Ministry has confirmed that the Teatro Real in Madrid experienced a COVID-19 outbreak. The ministry confirmed that the 24 artists participating in the upcoming “Peter Grimes” production tested positive for COVID-19 during rehearsals. The Heath’s ministry noted that while the outbreak on March 15 has been confirmed, there is an ongoing investigation. The Teatro Real has released {…}
The Teatro Real in Madrid is experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 cases. According to Beckmesser, during “Peter Grimes” rehearsals 20 members of the production caught the virus. While the Teatro Real has yet to confirm the news, Intermezzo which represents the chorus has confirmed that four of the 12 soloists in the production have caught the virus while nine chorus {…}
The Teatro Real de Madrid has delayed the opening of “Peter Grimes.” In a press release, the Spanish company announced that “after the effort to present “Siegfried” and “Norma” simultaneously, the premiere of the new production of Benjamin Britten’s “Peter Grimes,” a co-production with the Royal Opera House in London, the Opéra national de Paris and the Teatro dell’Opera di {…}
(Credit: Robert Workman) The Aldeburgh Festival is set to present a 2013 production of Britten’s “Peter Grimes” on BBC iPlayer. The production stars Alan Oke in the title role with Giselle Allen as Ellen Orford. The work was conducted by Steuart Bedford. The performance also featured the Britten-Pears Orchestra and the choruses of Opera North and Guildhall School of Music {…}
Benjamin Britten, born on Nov. 22, 1913, is arguably the greatest English composer of all time. He composed a plethora of major works across a wide variety of classical styles, but he was easily one of the most influential opera composers of the 20th century. His first “opera” was “Paul Bunyan,” which had its premiere on May 5, 1941. “Peter {…}
Benjamin Britten wrote a number of well-regarded operas, but his undeniable masterpiece is “Peter Grimes.” The work, which premiered on June 7, 1945, remains one of the most influential operas of all time for its musical brilliance but also dramatic weight. It features one of the most complex characters in the canon. The work was a massive success from its first {…}