Peter Grimes

Sunday 6 July 2025

Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace,
London
SW1X 9DQ

Whispers, judgments, and accusations swirl around a tight-knit English fishing village. A fisherman’s apprentice is dead and Peter Grimes, the boy’s employer, is in the frame.

Benjamin Britten’s landmark opera is the story of a man isolated between the cruel gossip of the local village and the savagery of the open sea. Celebrating 80 years since its premiere, we’re pairing up with Cambridge Philharmonic for this semi-staged performance.

Established names in the three key roles are joined by the next generation of opera professionals from BYO’s advanced summer programme as well as the Cambridge Philharmonic chorus.

Mark Le Brocq Peter Grimes
Emma Bell Ellen Orford
Mark Stone Balstrode

BYO participants:
Matthew Bawden Rev. Horace            
Rhian Davies Auntie (cover)   
Ella de Jongh Ellen Orford (cover)
Jamie Formoy Peter Grimes (cover) 
Tilly Green Mrs Sedley               
Oliver Heuzenroeder Ned Keene       
Jessica Hopkins First Niece (Cadogan Hall only)
Justin Jacobs Bob Boles          
Fraser Robinson Ned Keene (cover)  
Caitlin Mackenzie Auntie        
Joshua McCullough Hobson                 
Anusha Merrin Second Niece (Cadogan Hall only)
Binny Supin Yang First Niece (Saffron Hall only)
Michelle Cheung Tsz Yau Second Niece (Saffron Hall only)

Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
Harry Sever conductor
Will Kerley director

We’re also performing Peter Grimes on Saturday 5 July at Saffron Hall in Essex, and tickets for that are also on sale now.