Composer
Librettist
Based On
The Borough, a poem by George Crabbe
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1973
Language
English
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production
Set Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Cast
Hobson
Swallow
Peter Grimes
Mrs. Sedley
Ellen Orford
Fisherman
Auntie
Bob Boles
Captain Balstrode
Rev. Horace Adams
First Niece
Second Niece
Ned Keene
Boy
Lawyer
Dr. Thorpe
Offstage voice
Show Dates
Broadcast
11/9/1973, live broadcast, KKHI.
Time and Place
The Borough, a small fishing town on the East Coast of England, towards 1830
Scenes
Prologue -- A room inside Moot Hall
Act I, Scene 1 -- The Borough beach and street
Scene 2 -- Inside the "Boar"
INTERMISSION
Act II, Scene 1 -- The Borough beach and street
Scene 2 -- Peter Grimes's hut
INTERMISSION
Act III, Scene 1 -- The Borough beach and street
Scene 2 -- Later that night
Media
Acknowledgements
This new production of "Peter Grimes" was made possible by the Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, through a much appreciated joint gift to the Chicago Lyric and San Francisco Opera
Notes
11/9/1973, live broadcast, KKHI. Intermission interviews: #1 Musical Examples from Peter Grimes, Maetro Pritchard and Calvin Simmons (guests), #2 interviews, Sir Geraint Evans, Jess Thomas and Ava June (guests).
Costumes -- courtesy of Metropolitan Opera Association TANYA MOISEIWITSCH, designer