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Britten: Billy Budd

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Britten: Billy Budd

10.0

2h 55m

2011

Synopsis

Captain Vere, an old man, is haunted by a moment in his life when he was tested and found wanting. Based on Herman Melville's novella of naval life in the late 18th Century, Benjamin Britten's 'Billy Budd' is a gripping reflection on good and evil, innocence and corruption.

Director

Michael Grandage

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Music

opera

Cast & Crew

John Mark Ainsley

John Mark Ainsley

as Captain Vere

Michael Wallace

as First Mate

Matthew Rose

Matthew Rose

as Mr Flint

Richard Mosley-Evans

as Bosun

John Moore

as Donald

Peter Gijsbertsen

as Maintop

Ben Johnson

as Novice

Colin Judson

as Squeak

Iain Paterson

as Mr Redburn

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