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Britten: Billy Budd

Britten: Billy Budd

2011•2h 55m•10.0/10
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10.0/10(1)

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.

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Production

Opus Arte, Glynbourne, The Monument Trust, BBC

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

John Mark Ainsley

John Mark Ainsley

Captain Vere

Michael Wallace

First Mate

Matthew Rose

Matthew Rose

Mr Flint

Richard Mosley-Evans

Bosun

John Moore

Donald

Peter Gijsbertsen

Maintop

Ben Johnson

Novice

Colin Judson

Squeak

Iain Paterson

Mr Redburn

Darren Jeffrey

Lieutenant Radcliffe

Phillip Ens

Claggart

Alasdair Elliott

Red Whiskers

Toby Girling

Arthur Jones

Jacques Imbrailo

Jacques Imbrailo

Billy Budd

John-Owen Miley-Read

Second Mate

Alexander Robin Baker

Novice's Friend

Mark Elder

Mark Elder

Conductor

Jeremy White

Dansker

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Samuel Honywood

Samuel Honywood

Cabin Boy

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