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opera in two acts, recorded at the Gyndebourne Festival June 2010
Mezzo (Television station : Paris, France)
Société nationale télévision française 1
2 videodiscs (200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
music by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, adapted from Herman Melville's Billy Budd, foretopman ; a coproduction of Glydebourne Enterprises Ltd, François Roussillon et associés, Mezzo, with the participation of France télévisions TF1, in association with the BBC.
Special features: Cast gallery; Introducing Billy Budd; Designs on Billy Budd.
Program notes and synopsis in English, German and French in container.
John Mark Ainsley (Captain Vere) ; Jacques Imbrailo (Billy Budd) ; Phillip Ens (Claggart) ; Matthew Rose (Mr. Flint) ; Richard Mosley-Evans (Bosun) ; John Moore (Donald) ; suporting soloists ; The Glyndebourne Chorus ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Mark Elder, conductor.
Recorded in performance June 8, 11, 2010, Glyndebourne Opera House.
DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, LPCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9.
Sung in English with subtitles in English, French, German and Spanish
Director, Michael Grandage; designer, Christopher, Oram; lighting designer, Paule Constable; movement director, Tom Roden; TV director, François Roussillon.