Britten: Peter Grimes

Jon Vickers, Heather Harper, Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

44 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 26 MINUTES • JAN 01 1978

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 1: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades"

Jon Vickers, Teresa Cahill, Anne Pashley, John Dobson, Jonathan Summers, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

04:08

18

Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 1: "Old Joe has gone fishing"

Thomas Allen, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jon Vickers, Richard van Allan, Heather Harper, John Dobson, Teresa Cahill, Anne Pashley, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

03:54

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2: Interlude III: Sunday morning by the beach

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

02:38

20

Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2: "Glitter of waves"

Heather Harper, John Lanigan, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

05:58

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2: "Let this be a holiday"

Heather Harper, Jon Vickers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

02:40

22

Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2: "This unrelenting work"

Heather Harper, Jon Vickers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

04:39

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2: "Fool to let it come to this!"

Elizabeth Bainbridge, Thomas Allen, John Dobson, Patricia Payne, Jonathan Summers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

02:17

24

Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2: "What is it?"

Forbes Robinson, Teresa Cahill, Anne Pashley, John Lanigan, Patricia Payne, Jonathan Summers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

01:00

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2: "People!...No! I will speak!"

John Dobson, Jonathan Summers, John Lanigan, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Heather Harper, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

01:59

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2: "We planned that their lives"

Heather Harper, John Lanigan, Patricia Payne, John Dobson, Thomas Allen, Forbes Robinson, Teresa Cahill, Anne Pashley, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jonathan Summers, Richard van Allan, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

02:31

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2: "Swallow! Shall we go"

John Lanigan, Forbes Robinson, Jonathan Summers, Patricia Payne, Teresa Cahill, Thomas Allen, Richard van Allan, John Dobson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

00:49

28

Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2: "Now is gossip put on trial"

Patricia Payne, John Dobson, John Lanigan, Thomas Allen, Forbes Robinson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

01:55

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2: "From the gutter"

Teresa Cahill, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Heather Harper, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

04:38

30

Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2: Interlude IV: Passacaglia

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

05:25

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2: "Go there!"

Jon Vickers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

08:16

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2: "Now!...Now!"

John Dobson, John Lanigan, Forbes Robinson, Thomas Allen, Jon Vickers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

01:59

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2: "Peter Grimes! Nobody here?"

John Lanigan, Forbes Robinson, Thomas Allen, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

02:56

34

Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 3: Interlude V: Evening

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

04:47

35

Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 3: "Assign your prettiness to me"

Forbes Robinson, Teresa Cahill, Anne Pashley, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

02:30

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 3: "Pah!"

Forbes Robinson, Thomas Allen, Patricia Payne, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

02:54

37

Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 3: "Come along, Doctor!"

John Lanigan, Patricia Payne, Heather Harper, Jonathan Summers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

03:33

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 3: "Embroidery in childhood"

Heather Harper, Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

04:57

39

Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 3: "Mr.Swallow!"

Patricia Payne, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Forbes Robinson, Richard van Allan, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

01:45

40

Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 3: "Who holds himself apart"

Forbes Robinson, Richard van Allan, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

03:38

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 3: Interlude VI: Fog

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

02:43

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 3: "Grimes! Grimes!"

Jon Vickers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

07:16

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 3: "Peter, we've come to take you home"

Heather Harper, Jon Vickers, Jonathan Summers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

02:34

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 3: "To those who pass the Borough"

Forbes Robinson, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Dobson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis

04:28

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