Events
7 - 21 June 2013
Grimes in Aldeburgh
Peter Grimes
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
7 & 9 June
The 2013 Aldeburgh Festival opens with concert performances in the acoustic purity of Snape Maltings Concert Hall, conducted by Steuart Bedford with the Britten-Pears Orchestra and Alan Oke in the title role.
Peter Grimes: in concert - Friday 7 June
Peter Grimes: in concert - Sunday 9 June
Grimes on the Beach
Aldeburgh Beach
17, 19 & 21 June
A week later the performers move to an open-air staging on Aldeburgh beach directed by Tim Albery which, whatever the weather, promises to be unforgettable. For these performances the singers will be amplified and the orchestra recorded from the concerts.
Grimes on the Beach - Monday 17 June
Grimes on the Beach - Wednesday 19 June
Grimes on the Beach - Friday 21 June
The Borough
Aldeburgh Town
7 – 23 June (throughout the Aldeburgh Festival)
Our exploration into the heart of one of the 20th Century’s operatic masterpieces is completed by The Borough. Devised by the theatre company Punchdrunk, inspired by the opera and George Crabbe’s poem on which the opera is based, The Borough is a theatrical and sonic journey around the town, encountering the real and imagined community of the opera.
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