Billy Budd

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Billy Budd (1988)

Directed by Barrie Gavin

Music · 2h 35m

An opera by Benjamin Britten, on a libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, adapted from the story by Herman Melville. Billy Budd is a young sailor aboard a British man-o'-war, persecuted by his master-at-arms, Claggart. Accused of mutiny, Budd accidently strikes Claggart dead, leaving Captain Vere with no choice but to hang him.

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Cast

Thomas Allen Billy Budd Philip Langridge Captain Vere
R
Richard van Allen Claggart
P
Phillip Guy-Bromley Mr flint
C
Clive Bayley RatCliffe
E
Edward Byles Red Whiskers
N
Neil Howlett Mr Redburn

Crew

Director
Barrie Gavin
Writer
Eric Crozier, E.M. Forster, Herman Melville

Details

Release date
1988-01-01
Runtime
2h 35m
Genres
Music
Original language
EN
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC, RM Arts, ENO: English National Opera