Saturday 5th July 2025, 4pm
Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
Benjamin Britten Peter Grimes
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Performed by:
Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra
Cambridge Philharmonic Chorus
Mark Le Brocq: Tenor : Peter Grimes
Emma Bell: Soprano : Ellen Orford
Mark Stone: Baritone: Balstrode
Eugene Dillon-Hooper: Bass: Swallow
Will Kerley Director
Harry Sever Conductor
When Benjamin Britten read George Crabbe’s poem The Borough, it sparked in him the idea for one of the greatest operas written in the English language, his timeless Peter Grimes. Celebrating 80 years since its premiere our full orchestra and chorus will perform with guest soloists and a cast selected from British Youth Opera programmes.
From the troubled setting of the Suffolk coast – and the eponymous anti-hero’s relationship to the gossip-fuelled village – Britten weaves music of beauty, intricacy, humour and incredible humanity.
Whispers, judgments, and accusations swirl around a tight-knit English fishing village. A fisherman’s apprentice is dead and Peter Grimes, the boy’s employer, is in the frame.
British Youth Opera brings a cast of participants from their programmes, alongside established names in the three key roles, to this semi-staged performance at Saffron Hall – a wonderful opportunity for audiences to hear the next generation in the making!
A second performance of the opera will be performed at Cadogan Hall, London 6th July 2025 – for further information visit the link below.
British Youth Opera Soloists:
Binny Yang / Jessica Hopkins: First Niece
(Michelle)Tsz Yau Cheung / Anusha Bobby: Second Niece
Matthew Bawden: Rev. Horace
Caitlin MacKenzie: Auntie
Tilly Green: Mrs Sedley
Joshua McCullough: Hobson
Oliver Heuzenroder: Ned Keene
Justin Jacobs: Bob Boles