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.

Direção

Barrie Gavin

Roteiro

Eric Crozier

Roteiro

E.M. Forster

Roteiro

Herman Melville

Status

Lançado

Lançamento

01/01/1988

Idioma original

Inglês