Billy Budd

0||2h 35m| EN

Overview: 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.

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Director: Barrie Gavin

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Production Companies:

BBC

RM Arts

ENO: English National Opera