Britten’s Peter Grimes

Royal Opera House | November 7, 2026, 12:00 pm

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Nicole Car as Ellen Orford, Adam Plachetka as Balstrode, and Allan Clayton as Peter Grimes in Britten's "Peter Grimes"
Nicole Car as Ellen Orford, Adam Plachetka as Balstrode, and Allan Clayton as Peter Grimes in Britten's Peter Grimes (Photo: Richard Termine / Met Opera)

Allan Clayton stars as the outcast fisherman in Britten’s masterpiece at the Royal Ballet and Opera, with a cast including Maria Bengtsson as Ellen and Bryn Terfel as Balstrode. Jakub Hruša conducts.

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CAST:
PETER GRIMES – Allan Clayton
ELLEN ORFORD – Maria Bengtsson
CAPTAIN BALSTRODE – Sir Bryn Terfel
SWALLOW – Clive Bayley
NED KEENE – Jacques Imbrailo
AUNTIE – Catherine Wyn-Rogers
MRS SEDLEY – Christine Rice
BOB BOLES – John Graham-Hall
HOBSON – Barnaby Rea
REV. HORACE ADAMS – James Gilchrist
FIRST NIECE – Jennifer France
SECOND NIECE – Natalia Labourdette

ENSEMBLE: Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
CONDUCTOR: Jakub Hrůša