Billy Budd
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Overview: 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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Cast
Thomas Allen
as Billy Budd
Philip Langridge
as Captain Vere
Richard Van Allan
as Claggart
Phillip Guy-Bromley
as Mr flint
Clive Bayley
as RatCliffe
Crew
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Barrie Gavin - Director
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Eric Crozier - Writer
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E.M. Forster - Writer
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Herman Melville - Writer
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Benjamin Britten - Music
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