Billy Budd (1988)
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.
Director: Barrie Gavin
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Thomas Allen as Billy Budd |
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Philip Langridge as Captain Vere |
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Richard van Allen as Claggart |
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Phillip Guy-Bromley as Mr flint |
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Clive Bayley as RatCliffe |
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Edward Byles as Red Whiskers |
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Neil Howlett as Mr Redburn |
| Directing | Barrie Gavin | Director |
| Writing | Eric Crozier | Writer |
| Writing | E.M. Forster | Writer |
| Writing | Herman Melville | Writer |
| Sound | Benjamin Britten | Music |
| Directing | Tim Albery | Assistant Director |
