Britten: Billy Budd

Britten: Billy Budd (2011)

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Overview

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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Cast

John Mark Ainsley

John Mark Ainsley

Captain Vere

Matthew Rose

Matthew Rose

Mr Flint

Jacques Imbrailo

Jacques Imbrailo

Billy Budd

Mark Elder

Mark Elder

Conductor

Samuel Honywood

Samuel Honywood

Cabin Boy