Overview
An opera by Benjamin Britten, on a libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, adapted from the story by Herman Melville. Billy Budd is a young sailor aboard a British man-o'-war, persecuted by his master-at-arms, Claggart. Accused of mutiny, Budd accidently strikes Claggart dead, leaving Captain Vere with no choice but to hang him.
Year 1970
Studio BBC, RM Arts, ENO: English National Opera
Director Barrie Gavin
Crew Barrie Gavin (Director), Eric Crozier (Writer), E.M. Forster (Writer), Herman Melville (Writer), Benjamin Britten (Music), Tim Albery (Assistant Director)
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