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Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd

2017 · Music · Drama

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Overview

The premiere of Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd in Madrid is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the Teatro Real's bicentennial celebrations. Its magnificent libretto, based on the novel of the same name by Herman Melville, tells the story of the sailor Billy Budd: a handsome, loyal, generous, strong, naive, and kind young man whose beauty and personality drive the ship's master-at-arms mad. Unable to control the situation, the master crucifies the naive young man without mercy. This new production by the Teatro Real is being presented for the first time in Madrid, in co-production with the Opéra national de Paris, under the direction of Deborah Warner, one of the great names in stage direction today.

Cast

Jacques Imbrailo

Jacques Imbrailo

Billy Budd

Toby Spence

Toby Spence

Edward Fairfax Vere

Brindley Sherratt

Brindley Sherratt

John Claggart

Thomas Oliemans

Mr. Redburn

David Soar

Mr. Flint

Torben Jürgens

Lieutenant Ratcliffe

Christopher Gillett

Red Whiskers

Isaac Galán

Arthur Jones

Duncan Rock

Duncan Rock

Donald

Jordi Casanova

Jordi Casanova

Maintop

Clive Bayley

Dansker

Borja Quiza

The Novice's Friend

Sam Furness

A Novice

Tomeu Bibiloni

Second Mate

Francisco Vas

Squeak

Gerardo Bullón

Gerardo Bullón

First Mate

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
January 31, 2017
Status
Released
Original language
Spanish
Genres
Music, Drama

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