Billy Budd

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.

Details

• Status Released
• Release Date N/A
• Budget N/A
• Revenue N/A
• Production BBC, RM Arts, ENO: English National Opera