Billy Budd /

Based on the literary masterpiece by Herman Melville, Britten's opera tells the tale of a young seaman, Billy Budd, who has been press-ganged onto HMS Indomitable during war with the French. Billy is persecuted malevolently by his master-at-arms, Claggart. Accused of mutiny, the stammering Budd...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976
Corporate Author:	English National Opera. Orchestra
Other Authors:	Crozier, Eric (Librettist), Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970 (Librettist), Atherton, David, 1944- (Conductor), Albery, Tim (Director), Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010, Allen, Thomas, 1944-, Van Allan, Richard, Howlett, Neil, Guy-Bromley, Phillip (Bass-baritone), Bayley, Clive, Byles, Edward, Richardson, Mark, 1966-, Connell, John, 1956-2007, Banks, Barry, Milner, Howard, Booth-Jones, Christopher, Rivers, Malcolm, Cunningham, Anthony (Bass), Ross, Christopher (Bass), Reaville, Richard (Singer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : ArtHaus Musik, 1988.
Series:	Opera in video.
Subjects:	Operas. Alexander Street Video. Internet videos. Vidéos sur Internet.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Based on the literary masterpiece by Herman Melville, Britten's opera tells the tale of a young seaman, Billy Budd, who has been press-ganged onto HMS Indomitable during war with the French. Billy is persecuted malevolently by his master-at-arms, Claggart. Accused of mutiny, the stammering Budd accidentally strikes Claggart dead and the tormented Captain Vere has no alternative but to hang him. The opera explores many universal themes--the individual at odds with society, the corruption of innocence, the continual conflict of good and evil--which no doubt lay close to the heart of Britten's own pacifism and are themes common to much of his dramatic music.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 streaming video (156 min.))