Research Catalog

Title

Billy Budd / Benjamin Britten.

Author

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.

Publication

Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex : Opus Arte, [2011], ©2011.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

• Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
• Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970
• Crozier, Eric
• Ainsley, John Mark
• Imbrailo, Jacques
• Ens, Phillip
• Rose, Matthew (Bass)
• Mosley-Evans, Richard
• Moore, John, 1981-
• Elder, Mark, 1947-
• Grandage, Michael.
• Oram, Christopher.
• Constable, Paule.
• Roden, Tom.
• Roussillon, François.
• Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
• London Philharmonic Orchestra, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Description

2 videodiscs (approximately 200 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

The story of the clash between the young, innocent sailor, Billy Budd, and his corrupt superior, Claggart.

Subjects

• Sailors > Drama
• Seafaring life > Drama
• Operas
• Filmed operas

Genre/Form

Operas.

Note

• Opera in two acts.
• Libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, adapted from Herman Melville's Billy Budd
• Revised version of 1960.
• Special features include: cast gallery; Introducing Billy Budd; Designs on Billy Budd.
• Program notes and synopsis in English, German, and French (19 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.) in container.

Credits (note)

• Director, Michael Grandage ; designer, Christopher Oram ; lighting designer, Paule Constable ; movement director, Tom Roden ; TV director, François Roussillon.

Event (note)

• Recorded in performance at the Glyndebourne Festival, June 8 & 11, 2010, Glyndebourne Opera House.

System Details (note)

• DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1 digital surround, LPCM stereo.; aspect ratio 16:9, anamorphic; all regions; NTSC.

Language (note)

• Sung in English, with subtitles in English, French, German, and Spanish.

LCCN

809478010517

OCLC

• ocn751979158
• 751979158
• SCSB-9444604

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries