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Peter Grimes
Palais Garnier - from 23 January to 24 February 2023
Peter Grimes
Opera Benjamin Britten
Palais Garnier - from 23 January to 24 February 2023
3h40 with 2 intervals
Language : English
Surtitle : French / English
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Pre‑opening for the young : 23 Jan. 2023
Opening night : 26 Jan. 2023
About
In few words:
When Benjamin Britten produced his first opera, Peter Grimes, for the reopening of Sadler’s Wells in London in 1945, its success was both immediate and resounding. Drawing inspiration from a poem by George Crabbe, the British composer did more than simply set to music the text by his compatriot: this work signalled a renaissance in English opera, which had all but disappeared since the death of Purcell. Whilst Britten’s superb orchestral interludes and accomplished lyricism confer upon the work a classical quality, its subject is thoroughly disturbing. Who is this Suffolk fisherman, Peter Grimes, whose apprentice drowns at sea; the butt of the villagers’ hostility? A murderer or an innocent man? A child‑killer or the victim of prejudice? An anti‑hero or a poet? These are some of the questions that make this character one of the most fascinating in the operatic repertoire. Invited to the Paris Opera for the first time and a fine connoisseur of Britten, Deborah Warner preserves all the mystery of this complex work, whilst emphasising the conflict between the group and the individual – a particularly burning issue.
- Opening
- First part 60 mn
- Intermission 30 mn
- Second part 55 mn
- Intermission 30 mn
- Third part 45 mn
- End
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Peter Grimes
Opera in one prologue and three acts (1945)
After George Crabbe
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Music :
Benjamin Britten - (1913 - 1976)
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Libretto :
Montagu Slater
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Conductor :
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Director :
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Set design :
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Costume design :
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Lighting design :
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Video :
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Choreography :
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Chorus master :
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Peter Grimes :
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Ellen Orford :
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Captain Balstrode :
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Auntie :
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First Niece :
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Second Niece :
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Bob Boles :
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Swallow :
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Mrs. Sedley :
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Reverend Horace Adams :
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Ned Keene :
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Hobson :
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Performances
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Gallery
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On-site Services
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Cloakrooms
Free cloakrooms are at your disposal. For safety reasons, the Opera does not accept scooters, rollerblades, skateboards, electric scooters or bulky luggage. The cloakrooms are closed during the day.
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Bars
Bars offering drinks and light refreshments are available in the public areas, 45 minutes before each performance and during intervals. To avoid queuing during the interval you can place your order as soon as you arrive at the theatre.
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Restaurant
CoCo, the Opéra Restaurant at the Palais Garnier located 1, place Jacques Rouché, 75009 Paris is open every day from 12:00 pm to 2:00 am. You can reserve at +33 1 42 68 86 80. More information on coco-paris.com.
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Last-minute tickets
€10 for seats with a limited view of the stage and special reduced rates for young people under the age of 28, unemployed and seniors over 65 are available.
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Parking
You can park your car at the Q-Park Edouard VII. It is located at Rue Bruno Coquatrix 75009 Paris (in front of 23 Rue de Caumartin).
Media and technical partners
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