CD 1: Britten: Peter Grimes Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) Peter Grimes, Op.33 Prologue 1 "Peter Grimes!" 00:00 01:36 Richard van Allan, Forbes Robinson, Jon Vickers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 2 "You sailed your boat" 00:00 03:23 Forbes Robinson, Jon Vickers, Patricia Payne, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 3 "Peter Grimes, I here advise you!" 00:00 02:10 Forbes Robinson, Richard van Allan, Jon Vickers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 4 "The truth...the pity..." 00:00 02:01 Heather Harper, Jon Vickers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 5 Interlude I: On the beach 00:00 03:44 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis Act 1 6 "Oh, hang at open doors" 00:00 05:16 Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Dobson, Jonathan Summers, John Lanigan, Teresa Cahill, Anne Pashley, Patricia Payne, Thomas Allen, Forbes Robinson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 7 "Hi! give us a hand" 00:00 03:31 Jon Vickers, John Dobson, Jonathan Summers, Thomas Allen, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Richard van Allan, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 8 "I have to go from pub to pub" 00:00 02:01 Richard van Allan, Heather Harper, Thomas Allen, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 9 "Let her among you" 00:00 02:30 Heather Harper, Richard van Allan, Patricia Payne, Thomas Allen, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 10 "Look, the storm cone!" 00:00 02:42 Jonathan Summers, Thomas Allen, John Dobson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 11 "And do you prefer the storm" 00:00 05:21 Jonathan Summers, Jon Vickers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 12 "What harbour shelters peace" 00:00 01:31 Jon Vickers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 13 Interlude II: The Storm 00:00 04:22 Elizabeth Bainbridge, Patricia Payne, Jonathan Summers, John Dobson, Teresa Cahill, Anne Pashley, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 14 "Past time to close!" 00:00 04:02 Jonathan Summers, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Patricia Payne, John Dobson, Teresa Cahill, Anne Pashley, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 15 "We live and let live" 00:00 01:55 Jonathan Summers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 16 "Have you heard?" 00:00 01:25 Thomas Allen, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Patricia Payne, Jonathan Summers, Teresa Cahill, Anne Pashley, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 17 "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" 00:00 04:08 Jon Vickers, Teresa Cahill, Anne Pashley, John Dobson, Jonathan Summers, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 18 "Old Joe has gone fishing" 00:00 03:54 Thomas Allen, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jon Vickers, Richard van Allan, Heather Harper, John Dobson, Teresa Cahill, Anne Pashley, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis Act 2 19 Interlude III: Sunday morning by the beach 00:00 02:37 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 20 "Glitter of waves" 00:00 05:58 Heather Harper, John Lanigan, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 21 "Let this be a holiday" 00:00 02:39 22 "This unrelenting work" 00:00 04:39 Heather Harper, Jon Vickers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis Total Playing Time: 1:11:25 CD 2: Britten: Peter Grimes Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) Peter Grimes, Op.33 Act 2 1 "Fool to let it come to this!" 00:00 02:17 Elizabeth Bainbridge, Thomas Allen, John Dobson, Patricia Payne, Jonathan Summers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 2 "What is it?" 00:00 00:59 Forbes Robinson, Teresa Cahill, Anne Pashley, John Lanigan, Patricia Payne, Jonathan Summers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 3 "People!...No! I will speak!" 00:00 01:59 John Dobson, Jonathan Summers, John Lanigan, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Heather Harper, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 4 "We planned that their lives" 00:00 02:31 Heather Harper, John Lanigan, Patricia Payne, John Dobson, Thomas Allen, Forbes Robinson, Teresa Cahill, Anne Pashley, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jonathan Summers, Richard van Allan, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 5 "Swallow! Shall we go" 00:00 00:49 John Lanigan, Forbes Robinson, Jonathan Summers, Patricia Payne, Teresa Cahill, Thomas Allen, Richard van Allan, John Dobson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 6 "Now is gossip put on trial" 00:00 01:54 Patricia Payne, John Dobson, John Lanigan, Thomas Allen, Forbes Robinson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 7 "From the gutter" 00:00 04:38 Teresa Cahill, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Heather Harper, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 8 Interlude IV: Passacaglia 00:00 05:24 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 9 "Go there!" 00:00 08:16 Jon Vickers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 10 "Now!...Now!" 00:00 01:59 John Dobson, John Lanigan, Forbes Robinson, Thomas Allen, Jon Vickers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 11 "Peter Grimes! Nobody here?" 00:00 02:56 John Lanigan, Forbes Robinson, Thomas Allen, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis Act 3 12 Interlude V: Evening 00:00 04:47 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 13 "Assign your prettiness to me" 00:00 02:30 Forbes Robinson, Teresa Cahill, Anne Pashley, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 14 "Pah!" 00:00 02:54 Forbes Robinson, Thomas Allen, Patricia Payne, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 15 "Come along, Doctor!" 00:00 03:33 John Lanigan, Patricia Payne, Heather Harper, Jonathan Summers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 16 "Embroidery in childhood" 00:00 04:57 Heather Harper, Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 17 "Mr.Swallow!" 00:00 01:45 Patricia Payne, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Forbes Robinson, Richard van Allan, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 18 "Who holds himself apart" 00:00 03:38 Forbes Robinson, Richard van Allan, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 19 Interlude VI: Fog 00:00 02:43 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 20 "Grimes! Grimes!" 00:00 07:16 Jon Vickers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 21 "Peter, we've come to take you home" 00:00 02:34 Heather Harper, Jon Vickers, Jonathan Summers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis 22 "To those who pass the Borough" 00:00 04:28 Forbes Robinson, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Dobson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis Total Playing Time: 1:14:47