BBC telecast from 1969 of Britten's opera. Staged by Joan Cross, the original Ellen Orford in the 1945 world premiere.
Peter Grimes - Peter Pears
Ellen Orford - Heather Harper
Balstrode - Bryan Drake
Auntie - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Bob Boles - Gregory Dempsey
Swallow - Owen Brannigan
Mrs. Sedley - Ann Robson
Ned Keene - David Bowman
Rector - Robert Tear
Hobson - Michael Rippon
First niece - Jill Gomez
Second niece - Anne Pashley
London Symphony Orchestra
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Children from Leiston Modern School
Benjamin Britten, conductor
Link to my Peter Pears playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL56BC9315D6954644
Link to my Heather Harper playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVaesGflLES8edJttD6PXoBXcaJgIxRkU
