PETER GRIMES:Britten
Original Air Date: 01/10/1998
Atherton; Langridge, Racette, Opie, Christin, Blythe
MOD Audio SID.18430209
I remember listening to this and thought this a good part for Racette. Langridge is fine in the title role, but for those of us who saw Jon Vickers, he simply WAS Peter Grimes and his 38 Met performances exceed the 33 done by the other 8 interpreters starting back with Frederick Jagel in 1948 and ending with Anthony Dean Griffey in 2008 (with Racette again). 2/22/16
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This is a good part for Racette, and Langridge’s death just a few years ago was a shock. Atherton is a strong Britten conductor. 8/12/12
***Racette’s first try at the Met as Ellen Orford and with Langridge as a distinguished Grimes. 11/14/11
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