"Grimes" redux
Although I found John Doyle's stark production of Peter Grimes at the Met last March profoundly moving, many carped about the set and the staging. But musically, few could argue that it was almost celestial. Conductor Donald Runnicles led a superb cast and an incandescent chorus in Britten's masterpiece, all anchored by the glorious Met Orchestra, and the movie theater broadcast will be repeated on PBS this week. (In New York, Thirteen/WNET is showing it twice, on Thursday at 8:00 p.m., and on Sunday at noon.)
[Anthony Dean Griffey (center) and the cast of Peter Grimes. Photo by Ken Howard, courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera]
Those outside NYC should definitely check their local listings. Here in the Great White North we will be getting The First Emperor on May 17th, Peter Grimes on May 18th, and Eugene Onegin on May 25th. Your mileage may vary.
Posted by: rocco46` | May 15, 2008 at 12:42 PM