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.

Director

Barrie Gavin

Screenplay

Eric Crozier

Screenplay

E.M. Forster

Screenplay

Herman Melville

Status

Released

Release date

01/01/1988

Original language

English