The London ColiseumSt. Martin's Lane, London, Greater London, WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) | Billy Budd |
Performers
| English National Opera | ||
| Edward Gardner | Conductor | |
| David Alden | Director | |
| English National Opera Orchestra | ||
| English National Opera Chorus | ||
| Benedict Nelson | Baritone | Billy Budd |
| Kim Begley | Tenor | Captain Vere |
| Matthew Rose | Bass | John Claggart |
| Jonathan Summers | Baritone | Mr Redburn |
| Darren Jeffery | Baritone | Mr Flint |
| Henry Waddington | Bass | Lieutenant Ratcliffe |
ENO continues to refresh its Britten repertoire with this new production by the team behind ENO’s award-winning Peter Grimes.
A metaphysical battle between good and evil fought out aboard a British man-o'-war, Britten’s richly orchestrated all-male opera was originally commissioned for the 1951 Festival of Britain and is considered to be one of the composer’s finest works.
Starring Benedict Nelson (a ‘standout’ Demetrius in 2011’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream) as Billy, Matthew Rose as Claggart, the malevolent master-at-arms, and Kim Begley as Vere, the morally conflicted captain, this new staging reunites the award-winning director-conductor partnership of David Alden and Edward Gardner from 2009’s Peter Grimes.
A metaphysical battle between good and evil fought out aboard a British man-o'-war, Britten’s richly orchestrated all-male opera was originally commissioned for the 1951 Festival of Britain and is considered to be one of the composer’s finest works.
Starring Benedict Nelson (a ‘standout’ Demetrius in 2011’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream) as Billy, Matthew Rose as Claggart, the malevolent master-at-arms, and Kim Begley as Vere, the morally conflicted captain, this new staging reunites the award-winning director-conductor partnership of David Alden and Edward Gardner from 2009’s Peter Grimes.
