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Peter Grimes, Op. 33: Now the Great Bear and Pleiades

Sir Peter Pears, Marion Studholme, Iris Kells, Raymond Nilsson, James Pease, Jean Watson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Benjamin Britten

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Sir Peter Pears

Sir Peter Pears

Tenor

Marion Studholme

Marion Studholme

Soprano

Iris Kells

Soprano

Raymond Nilsson

Raymond Nilsson

Tenor

James Pease

Baritone

Jean Watson

Mezzo-Soprano

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

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Benjamin Britten

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Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten

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Christopher Raeburn

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Kenneth Wilkinson

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