Peter Grimes / music by Benjamin Britten ; text by Montagu Slater, after the poem The borough by George Crabbe ; presented by the Metropolitan Opera ; a Metropolitan Opera production in association with PBS and Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced by John Doyle ; directed by Gary Halvorson.
| Author/creator | Britten, Benjamin |
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | [London] : EMI Classics, [2008] |
| Description | 2 videodiscs (168 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Doyle, John (Stage director), producer. |
| Other author/creator | Halvorson, Gary, director. |
| Other author/creator | Griffey, Anthony Dean, 1967- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Racette, Patricia, 1967- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Michaels-Moore, Anthony, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Peterson, Dean, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Del Carlo, John, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Palmer, Felicity, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Grove, Jill, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Fedderly, Greg, 1961- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Fitch, Bernard, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Partridge, Leah, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Morley, Erin, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Rhodes, Teddy Tahu, 1966- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Logan, William Erickson, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Runnicles, Donald, 1954- conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Dessay, Natalie, 1965- host, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Pask, Scott, designer. |
| Other author/creator | Hould-Ward, Ann, designer. |
| Other author/creator | Mumford, Peter, 1946- designer. |
| Other author/creator | Slater, Montagu, 1902-1956, librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Crabbe, George, 1754-1832. Peter Grimes. |
| Other author/creator | Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) |
| Other author/creator | Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) |
| Other author/creator | WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) |
| Series | Metropolitan Opera HD live Al Jones collection Metropolitan Opera HD live. ^A1190756 Al Jones collection. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Abstract | Set in a small village in England, the story relates fisherman Peter Grimes' inability to become a part of the community. Because his apprentice has been drowned at sea, he has incurred the wrath and distrust of the townspeople. |
| General note | Opera in a prologue and three acts. |
| General note | Program notes by Thomas May and synopsis in English (9 pages : col. illustrations; 18 cm.) inserted in container. |
| General note | Special features include: backstage at the Met: Natalie Dessay interviews Patricia Racette, Anthony Dean Griffey, Donald Runnicles, Donald Palumbo, John Doyle, Scott Pask and Ann Hould-Ward; Britten and Peter Grimes in Aldeburg: BBC reporter Alex Dunlop in Aldeburg. |
| Credits | Set designer, Scott Pask ; costume designer, Ann Hould-Ward ; lighting designer, Peter Mumford. |
| Performer | Anthony Dean Griffey (Peter Grimes) ; Patricia Racette (Ellen Orford) ; Anthony Michaels-Moore (Captain Balstrode) ; Jill Grove (Auntie) ; Felicity Palmer (Mrs. Sedley) ; Teddy Tahu Rhodes (Ned Keene) ; John Del Carlo (Swallow) ; Greg Fedderly (Bob Boles) ; Erin Morley, Leah Partridge (Auntie's nieces) ; Dean Peterson (Hobson) ; Bernard Fitch (Rev. Horace Adams) ; Logan William Erickson (Boy (John)) ; Natalie Dessay, host ; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Donald Runnicles, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera on March 15, 2008. |
| Technical details | DVD-9; NTSC, all region; sound formats: LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround; aspect ratio 16:9. |
| Language | Sung in English; subtitles in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish; interviews and commentary in English. |
| Genre/form | Operas. |
| Genre/form | Television programs. |
| Standard identifier# | 5099921741494 |
| Publisher number | 50999 2 17414 9 4 EMI Classics |