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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
1976-1977
Language
English

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Set Designer(s)
Chorus Director
Lighting Designer
Musical Preparation
Costume Designer(s)

Cast

Hobson
Swallow
Peter Grimes
Mrs. Sedley
Ellen Orford
Fisherman
Auntie
Bob Boles
Captain Balstrode
Rev. Horace Adams
First Niece
Second Niece
Ned Keene
Lawyer
Dr. Thorpe
Offstage voice

Show Dates

Broadcast

10/22/1976, 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

New production made possible in 1973 through a generous gift from the Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, made jointly to the Chicago Lyric and San Francisco Operas.

Notes

10/22/1976, live broadcast, KKHI. Intermission interviews: #1 Sir John Pritchard (guest) on Peter Grimes, interview with Chorus Director Robert Jones (guest), # interview Jon Vickers (guest).

Costumes courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera Association

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