Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera (2023)

Plot Summary

Peter Grimes lives from fishing. Raw and recluse, he finds himself at odds with the local community who accuse him of brutality towards his young apprentices and blames him for the death of one of them. A few friends stand up for him - Ellen Orford, a widow whom he wants to marry, Balstrode a retired sea captain, and an apothecary Ned Keene - but Grimes remains a mysterious figure. What really happened to his missing apprentice, and was he involved?

Full Cast & Characters

Peter Wedd

Peter Grimes

Cornelia Beskow

Ellen Orford

Krzysztof Szumanski

Balstrode

Wanda Franek

Auntie

Aleksandra Łaska

Niece 1

Maria Stasiak

Niece 2

Mateusz Zajdel

Boles

Dariusz Machej

Swallow

Jadwiga Postrożna

Mrs. Sedley

Aleksander Kunach

The Rev Horace Adams

Szymon Komasa

Ned Keene

Lukas Jakobski

Hobson

Director & Crew

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