Billy Budd
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.
Director: Barrie Gavin
Writers: Eric Crozier, E.M. Forster, Herman Melville
Music by: Benjamin Britten
Cast
Thomas Allen as Billy BuddPhilip Langridge as Captain VereRichard van Allen as ClaggartPhillip Guy-Bromley as Mr flintClive Bayley as RatCliffeEdward Byles as Red WhiskersNeil Howlett as Mr RedburnMore like this
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