Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd
31/01/2017
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.
Movie Information
Jacques Imbrailo
as Billy Budd
Toby Spence
as Edward Fairfax Vere
Brindley Sherratt
as John Claggart
Thomas Oliemans
as Mr. Redburn
David Soar
as Mr. Flint
Torben Jürgens
as Lieutenant Ratcliffe
Christopher Gillett
as Red Whiskers
Isaac Galán
as Arthur Jones
Duncan Rock
as Donald
Jordi Casanova
as Maintop
Clive Bayley
as Dansker
Borja Quiza
as The Novice's Friend
Sam Furness
as A Novice
Tomeu Bibiloni
as Second Mate
Francisco Vas
as Squeak
Gerardo Bullón
as First Mate
Manel Esteve
as Bosun
