BENJAMIN BRITTEN

 

Billy Budd

 

Captain Vere - John Mark Ainsley

Billy Budd - Jacques Imbrailo

Claggart - Phillip Ens

Mr Redburn - Iain Paterson

Mr Flint - Matthew Rose

Lieutenant Ratcliffe - Darren Jeffery

Red Whiskers - Alasdair Elliott

Donald - John Moore

Dansker - Jeremy White

Novice - Ben Johnson

Squeak - Colin Judson

Bosun - Richard Mosley-Evans

 

The Glyndebourne Chorus

London Philharmonic Orchestra / Mark Elder

Director Michael Grandage

 

Extra features:

Introducing Billy Budd

Designs on Billy Budd

 

Glyndebourne has a proud association with the operas of Benjamin Britten, however until 2010 had never staged Billy Budd. The all-male opera with a libretto co-written by EM Forster, is based on the battle between pure good and blind evil, and is set on a British man-‘o-war ship. Michael Grandage, Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, chose this work to make his long-awaited operatic debut. Sir Mark Elder returned to conduct, marking the 100th opera production in his illustrious career.

 

Running time 200 mins

Region Code All regions

Picture format 16:9 Anamorphic

Sound format 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS

Menu languages EN

Subtitles EN/FR/DE/ES

Dimensions (mm) W136 H192 D47

 

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