Billy Budd : an opera / by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier ; adapted from the story by Herman Melville ; directed for the stage by Tim Albery ; directed for television by Barrie Gavin ; [a BBC-TV/RM Arts co-production].



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Ed. recorded: Boosey & Hawkes. Filmed at the London Coliseum. Videotape editors, Phil Southby, Andrew Barker ; designers, Tom Cairns, Anthony McDonald. Thomas Allen, baritone ; Philip Langridge, tenor ; Richard Van Allan, bass ; English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; David Atherton, conductor. Sung in English with optional English subtitles.

Title
Billy Budd : an opera / by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier ; adapted from the story by Herman Melville ; directed for the stage by Tim Albery ; directed for television by Barrie Gavin ; [a BBC-TV/RM Arts co-production].
Artist
Crozier, Eric. Librettist.
Subjects
Language
English
Type
Video Recording
Abstract
Dramatizes the moral dilemma of Captain Vere when, in accordance with Admiralty regulations, he must demand the court martial to sentence to death by hanging the innocent seaman who was provoked to strike and kill the villanous master-at-arms.
Year
2001
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