“Peter Grimes“ (1969)

BBC telecast from 1969 of Britten’s opera. Staged by Joan Cross, the original Ellen Orford in the 1945 world premiere. Peter Grimes - Peter Pears Ellen Orford - Heather Harper Balstrode - Bryan Drake Auntie - Elizabeth Bainbridge Bob Boles - Gregory Dempsey Swallow - Owen Brannigan Mrs. Sedley - Ann Robson Ned Keene - David Bowman Rector - Robert Tear Hobson - Michael Rippon First niece - Jill Gomez Second niece - Anne Pashley London Symphony Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus Children from Leiston Modern School Benjamin Britten, conductor