Peter Grimes

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Event Peter Grimes
Venue Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW
First Date 19 July 1958
Opening Date 19 July 1958
Last Date 29 August 1958
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Peter Grimes, a fisherman from a small fishing village on the East Coast of England, is accused by the local community of brutality towards his young apprentices and blamed for the death of one of them.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Teresa Adams Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Graeme Anderson Actor and Singer Boy (John)
Ella Banner Actor and Singer Mrs Sedley
Frank Brozzesi Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Marissa Brozzesi Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Ray Collier Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Lina Denison Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Ronald Dowd Actor and Singer Peter Grimes
Józef Drewniak Actor and Singer Dr. Thorp
Jeanette Earl Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Neil Easton Actor and Singer Captain Balstrode
Anthony Fenech Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Sylvia Fisher Actor and Singer Ellen Orford
Maurice Fox Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
John Germain Actor and Singer Ned Keene
Paree Gleeson Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Mary Hayman Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Dorothy Hitch Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Violet Holman-Hunt Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Anita Kelly Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Alan Light Actor and Singer Swallow
Murray Mardardy Actor and Singer Hobson
Raymond McDonald Actor and Singer Rev. Horace Adams
Leo McKernan Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Doreen Morrow Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Peter North Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Christine Palmer Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Rex Porter Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Lettie Powell Actor and Singer Auntie
Janne Ross Actor and Singer Niece II
Walter Rychtowski Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Donald Smith Actor and Singer Bob Boles
Madge Stephens Actor and Singer Niece I
Sergio Stracciari Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
George Thom Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Brian Thompson Actor and Singer Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Joy Coucke Assistant Stage Manager
James Doone Assistant Stage Manager
Eric Clapham Associate Conductor
George Humphrey Associate Conductor
Georg Tintner Associate Conductor
Walter Schleicher Chorus Chorus of Townsfolk and Fisherfolk
Benjamin Britten Composer
Karl Rankl Conductor
Robin Lovejoy Director
William Boulton Electrician
Glen Ole Electrician
Robert Quentin General Manager
Shirley Dalgleish Hair Stylist
Montagu Slater Librettist Libretto
Geoffrey Keene Mechanist
Norman Parker Mechanist
Karl Rankl Musical Director
Ernest Llewellyn Musician: Violinist Leader
John Cousins Properties Master/Mistress
Ron Patten Publicist
Ken Southgate Stage Manager
Will Thompson Stage Manager
Philip Cope Wardrobe Master/Mistress
Mary Poxon Wardrobe Master/Mistress
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information 8 performances
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Programme PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Event Identifier 29907
Dataset AusStage