Billy Budd

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.

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Status: Released

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Production Companies BBC RM Arts ENO: English National Opera

Production Countries United Kingdom,

Run time: 155 minutes

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