Billy Budd

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Datos

principal

Benjamin Britten

listado

Opera

2h 55m

English

31 de January, 2017

FULL HD

Spanish

Production

WATCH

Information

The debut of Billy Budd in Madrid, without doubt, was one of the most important moments of the Bicentenary of the Teatro Real.

The magnificent libretto is based on the novel with the same name by Herman Melville. The action takes place aboard a ship of the British Royal Navy, it tells the story of the sailor Billy Budd: a beautiful youth who is loyal, generous, strong, naive and kind. Billy’s physical attributes and charisma disarm the ship's master-at-arms who is incapable of controlling the situation and in the end, he sacrifices the innocent lad without compunction.

This new production by the Teatro Real, in conjunction with the Opéra national de Paris and the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, and staging by renowned Deborah Warner, was an unforgettable experience.

Artistic file

Opera in two acts

Music by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Libretto by Edward Morgan Forster and Eric Crozier, based on the work Billy Budd, by Herman Melville

Premiered at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London, on December 1, 1951 (first version) and January 9, 1964 (revised version).

Premiere at the Teatro Real

New production of the Teatro Real, in coproduction with the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London

Principal Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real

Pequeños Cantores of the Community of Madrid