From July 25, 2014, FilmHouse cinemas, in all its locations
will exclusively screen one of Britain’s most significant
operas; Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes,
as performed by the English National Opera in stunning cinematic high
definition.
This laudable feat, according to a
press release from British Council Nigeria, is the first of its kind in West
Africa and is possible thanks to the support of the United Kingdom’s cultural
relations organisation the British Council and Altive Media.
“We are
very pleased about the partnership with FilmOne Distribution and FilmHouse
Cinemas and look forward to sharing high quality performances from the UK with
new audiences in their cinemas across Nigeria,” said Ojoma Ochai, Director
Arts, British Council Nigeria.
Brought to Nigeria in partnership with
Altive Media and proudly supported by the British Council,
Peter Grimes, a ‘must see’ opera in Nigeria, is an
opera in a prologue and three acts and is the first revival of director David
Alden’s 2009 five-star, sell-out production.
Daily Newswatch gathered that the
English National Opera is one of the world’s most innovative and accessible
opera companies with an International reputation for distinctive, contemporary
and highly theatrical productions.
The release further revealed that Peter
Grimes paints a vivid picture of a
small community’s descent into suspicion, gossip and mob mentality in the face
of a tragedy. What really happened to fisherman Peter Grimes’s missing
apprentice, and was he involved? As the townspeople’s mistrust grows, Grimes
spirals into a downfall with devastating consequences!
Stuart Skelton, described as
the ‘definitive’ Peter Grimes, takes the lead role, with Elza Van den Heever
playing Ellen, Iain Paterson does justice to Balstrode’s role, while Rebecca
de Pont Davies gives a spectacular performance as Auntie.
Directed by David Alden and conducted
by Edward Gardner, Peter Grimes features
some of the most powerful and evocative music ever written and was a massive hit in
the UK.
International critics have
given rave reviews about Peter Grimes.
The London Evening Standard hails it as “a
shattering evening of music theatre”, The Observer calls it “unmissable”, The Times states “Stuart Skelton's Grimes is both ravishingly
sung and fully dramatically realised,” while the Daily Telegraph praises “Edward Gardner’s masterly conducting … the
orchestra plays for him as if possessed, and the result is an evening of
scorching intensity.”
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