Opera North: Peter Grimes
The death of a young boy at sea threatens to tear apart a close-knit coastal community. Suspicions circle menacingly around fisherman Peter Grimes. Britten’s most famous opera is utterly absorbing, exploring themes of paranoia and mob mentality. In Phyllida Lloyd’s award-winning production (one which has swept up five-star reviews), it all adds up to an emotionally devastating, profoundly memorable experience.
Pictured: Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts as Peter Grimes and William Mercer as Boy in Opera North’s 2013 production of Peter Grimes © Bill Cooper
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