10 days to the Peter Grimes premiere!

Tony Award-winning director John Doyle creates a new production of Peter Grimes for the Met. This opera was Benjamin Britten’s first big success, written while he was in his early thirties, and established him as one of the leading composers of his time. The work also breathed new life into musical theater in England, where an operatic tradition had hardly existed since the days of Handel. The Met production, starring Anthony Dean Griffey in the title role, Patricia Racette as Ellen Orford, and Anthony Michaels-Moore as Captain Balstrode, is conducted by Donald Runnicles. For his company debut, Doyle is joined by two other Tony winners, set designer Scott Pask and costume designer Ann Hould-Ward. The lighting is designed by Peter Mumford. Check back daily for rehearsal photos, interviews with the singers and creative team, and backstage news!

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