Peter Grimes - Peter Pears, Ellen Orford - Claire Watson, Balstrode - James Pease, Auntie - Jean Watson, Bob Boles - Raymond Nilsson, Swallow - Owen Brannigan, Mrs. Sedley - Lauris Elms, Ned Keene - Geraint Evan, Rector - John Lanigan, Hobson - David Kelly, First niece - Marion Studholme, Second niece - Iris Kells
Covent Garden Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra. Conducted by Benjamin Britten. Decca 1959