The Kennedy Center - Opera House (Washington, DC)
Benjamin Britten's gripping opera Peter Grimes tells the story of a lonely fisherman who is persecuted and accused of murder. The most-performed 20th century British opera in the international repertoire, Grimes is known for its haunting, sea-tossed score and profound psychological insight.
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Excellent. If you like opera, you will love it.
We didn't like the opera very much, although the staging and singing were fine. Very discordant music.
HOWEVER, as always, Goldstar's services were excellent.
The Opera House is the second-largest theater in the Center, with 2,300 seats. It was designed for ballet, opera, and musical theater. Over the years, the Opera House has welcomed dozens of the world's great dance and opera companies and has hosted some of the most important artistic events of the last quarter century. With its distinctive red and gold silk curtain, a gift from Japan, and the e
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<p>Hailed as “the Grimes of the post-Vickers generation” (Opera News), British tenor Christopher Ventris stars in WNO’s company premiere of Peter Grimes. With its haunting, sea-tossed score and profound psychological insight, Benjamin Britten’s work tells the tale of Peter Grimes, a lonely fisherman who is persecuted and accused of murder.</p> <p>In a sea of enraged villagers, his only support comes from schoolmistress Ellen Orford (Patricia Racette) and Captain Balstrode (Alan Held). Known for her musical and dramatic mastery, American soprano Patricia Racette’s Ellen Orford was recently praised for “uncommon vocal vibrancy” and “dramatic intensity” (The New York Times).</p> <p>American bass-baritone Alan Held, a WNO favorite lauded for his “solid baritone and stalwart presence” (The New York Times), will sing the role of Captain Balstrode in this riveting production from Santa Fe Opera.</p> <p>See why Peter Grimes has become the most performed 20th-century British opera in the international repertoire.</p> <p>Performed in English with English supertitles.</p>
Under the stewardship of General Director Placido Domingo, Washington National Opera continues to move confidently forward on a great adventure that began when the company was founded in 1956. Five decades and countless artistic leaps later, the Opera has achieved the stature of a world class company and plays to standing-room-only audiences at the Kennedy Center Opera House. The company recently received the designation "The National Opera" by the Congress of the United States of America.