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.

Réalisation

Barrie Gavin

Scénario

Eric Crozier

Scénario

E.M. Forster

Scénario

Herman Melville

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01/01/1988

Langue originale

Anglais