A great cast for Peter Grimes

Opera and Ballet Season

One of the masterpieces of twentieth-century opera will be presented for the first time in English at the Teatro Regio: Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten, from the poem The Borough by George Crabbe. The staging, from the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie of Brussels, carries the name of the prestigious German director Willy Decker, while on the podium of the Orchestra of the Teatro Regio will be maestro Yutaka Sado in a double debut for the conductor in Peter Grimes and in the direction of an opera in Italy. Great interpreters, beginning with tenor Neil Shicoff in the starring role and Cornelia Wulkopf, who will appear at the Regio for the first time. Returning to the theatre are Mark S. Doss, the unforgettable Jochanaan in Salome of Carsen, Nancy Gustafson, Elena Zilio and Mark Milhofer. The Chorus Master will be Roberto Gabbiani.

Teatro Regio, 24 February 2010 - 10 March 2010