Opera in a prologue and 3 acts. Libretto by Montagu Slater, based on George Crabbe's poem The Borough. Heather Harper (Ellen Orford) ; Jon Vickers (Peter Grimes) ; Jonathan Summers (Captain Balstrode) ; Elizabeth Bainbridge (Auntie) ; Teresa Cahill (1st niece) ; Anne Pashley (2nd niece) ; John Dobson (Bob Boles) ; Forbes Robinson (Swallow) ; Patricia Payne (Mrs. Sedley) ; John Lanigan (Rev. Horace Adams) ; Thomas Allan (Ned Keene) ; Richard Van Allen (Hobson) ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Colin Davis, conductor. Recorded in London, Apr. 1978. Edition recorded: London : Boosey & Hawkes.
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