Benjamin Britten © London Records 1968 publicity photo Wikipedia
Benjamin Britten © London Records 1968 publicity photo Wikipedia
Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes

Performers

  • Luzerner Theater Opera Ensemble
  • Luzerner Theater Opera Chorus
  • Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
  • Jonathan Bloxham conductor
  • Wolfgang Nägele staging
  • Valentin Köhler sets
  • Marie-Luise Otto costumes
  • Pia-Rabea Vornholt dramaturge

Program

19.00
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Peter Grimes, Op. 33. Opera in three acts and a prologue
Libretto by Montagu Slater after a narrative poem by George Crabbein
English with German surtitles
180 min (incl. intermission)

A cooperation of the Luzerner Theater
with Lucerne Festival

Additional performances
Fri 12.09. | 19.30
Sun 14.09. | 15.00
Further performance dates at luzernertheater.ch

This production is kindly supported by the Arthur Waser Foundation

Description

Benjamin Britten’s first great opera, Peter Grimes, made him world-famous overnight in 1945. As a tribute to his East Anglian homeland, Britten tells the story of the introverted and irascible fisherman Peter Grimes in a profound psychological drama. After the tragic death of his apprentice, the villagers’ accusations force Grimes to take his own life on the open sea. As an unpredictable, shadowy, and at the same time beautiful force of nature, the sea in Britten’s music becomes an inexhaustible synonym for interpersonal entanglements. The opera’s symphonic scene change music — the intensely atmospheric Sea Interludes — has also achieved international fame as a reflection of suppressed longings and unleashed emotions. Britten’s music drama, which is considered one of the most significant of the 20th century, explores the tension between the individual and society, posing the issue of each and every person’s guilt and responsibility.


Event Venue

Luzerner Theater

Luzerner Theater
Theaterstrasse 2
6003 Luzern