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Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd (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.

  • Music
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Jacques ImbrailoJacques ImbrailoBilly Budd
  • Photo of Toby SpenceToby SpenceEdward Fairfax Vere
  • Photo of Brindley SherrattBrindley SherrattJohn Claggart
  • Photo of Thomas OliemansThomas OliemansMr. Redburn
  • Photo of David SoarDavid SoarMr. Flint
  • Photo of Torben JürgensTorben JürgensLieutenant Ratcliffe
  • Photo of Christopher GillettChristopher GillettRed Whiskers
  • Photo of Isaac GalánIsaac GalánArthur Jones
  • Photo of Duncan RockDuncan RockDonald
  • Photo of Jordi CasanovaJordi CasanovaMaintop

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