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Billy Budd : an opera
- Title
- Billy Budd : an opera / by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier ; adapted from the story by Herman Melville ; directed for the stage by Tim Albery ; a BBC-TV/RM Arts co-production.
- Publication
- West Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, 1988.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moving image | Use in library | VCASS 195 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Allen, Thomas, 1944-
- Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010
- Van Allen, Richard.
- Atherton, David, 1944-
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
- Crozier, Eric.
- Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970.
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
- English National Opera.
- Kultur International Films.
- RM Arts (Firm)
- British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
- Description
- 1 videocassette (157 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Aboard a British Man O'-War, the young seaman Billy Budd is persecuted malevolently by his master-at-arms, Claggart. Accused of mutiny, the stammering Budd accidentally strikes Claggart dead and the tormented Captain Vere has no alternative but to hang him.
- Subject
- Operas
- Genre/Form
- Operas.
- Note
- VHS stereo hi-fi.
- "Kultur 033."
- Credits (note)
- Directed for video by Barrie Gavin.
- Performer (note)
- Thomas Allen, baritone ; Philip Langridge, tenor ; Richard Van Allan, bass ; English National Opera ; David Atherton, conductor.
- Language (note)
- Sung in English.
- ISBN
- 1561270334
- 9781561270330
- OCLC
- on1015689438
- 1015689438
- SCSB-329888
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library