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Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd

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.

Top Cast

  • Jacques Imbrailo

    Jacques Imbrailo

    Billy Budd

  • Toby Spence

    Toby Spence

    Edward Fairfax Vere

  • Brindley Sherratt

    Brindley Sherratt

    John Claggart

  • Thomas Oliemans

    Thomas Oliemans

    Mr. Redburn

  • David Soar

    David Soar

    Mr. Flint

  • Torben Jürgens

    Torben Jürgens

    Lieutenant Ratcliffe

  • Christopher Gillett

    Christopher Gillett

    Red Whiskers

  • Isaac Galán

    Isaac Galán

    Arthur Jones

  • Duncan Rock

    Duncan Rock

    Donald

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.

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