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Billy Budd, Op. 50, is an opera by Benjamin Britten to a libretto by the novelist E. M. Forster and Eric Crozier, based on the short novel Billy Budd by Herman Melville. Originally in four acts, the opera received its premiere at the Royal Opera House (ROH), London, on 1 December 1951.
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Billy Budd, opera by Benjamin Britten that premiered in London on December 1, 1951. Based on the novel by Herman Melville, it is set in 1797 on a British naval vessel and is the only opera by a major composer to have an entirely male cast. The story of Billy Budd concerns a young merchant sailor.
- Betsy Schwarm
Dec 1, 2017 · First premiering at the Royal Opera House on December 1st, 1951, Benjamin Britten’s “Billy Budd” is based on a novel of the same name by Herman Melville, author of the famed sea-faring story “Moby Dick.” The libretto was by E.M. Forster in collaboration with Eric Crozier.
Billy Budd. John Dexter’s brilliant production of Britten’s searing opera stars Dwayne Croft in the title role of the handsome young sailor whose kindness and innocence cause his downfall.
An adaptation of Herman Melville’s novella, Billy Budd is one of the most gripping and successful operas of the 20th century. Set almost entirely aboard a British warship, the drama is a stark morality play about the inherent difficulty of recognizing the difference between good and evil.
Although Britten initially conceived of the opera in two acts, Billy Budd was first performed in a four-act version, with his lifelong companion Peter Pears as Vere, Theodor Uppman in the title role, and Frederick Dalberg as Claggart.
Apr 18, 2019 · And Benjamin Britten’s opera of “Billy Budd,” written more than 25 years after the novel was unearthed, returns to the Royal Opera in London this month in a new production that has...
