Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd
movie
Released January 31, 2017
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
as
Billy Budd
Toby Spence
as
Edward Fairfax Vere
Brindley Sherratt
as
John Claggart
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Thomas Oliemans
as
Mr. Redburn
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David Soar
as
Mr. Flint
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Torben Jürgens
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Lieutenant Ratcliffe
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Christopher Gillett
as
Red Whiskers
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Isaac Galán
as
Arthur Jones
Duncan Rock
as
Donald
Jordi Casanova
as
Maintop
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Clive Bayley
as
Dansker
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Borja Quiza
as
The Novice's Friend
Crew
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Eric Crozier
as
Lyricist
Herman Melville
as
Novel
Deborah Warner
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Stage Director
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Emmanuelle Conso
as
Line Producer
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Jérémie Cuvillier
as
Director
Ivor Bolton
as
Conductor
E.M. Forster
as
Lyricist
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Natalia Camacho
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Executive Producer
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François Duplat
as
Producer
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Jean Kalman
as
Lighting Design
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Xavier Dubois
as
Executive Producer
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Chloe Obolensky
as
Costume Design