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Billy Budd an opera

Title: Billy Budd [videorecording] : an opera / [music] by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier ; adapted from the story by Herman Melville ; a BBC TV/RM Arts co-production.
Author: Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976
Publication: [Chicago] : Home Vision, c1988.

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Description

1 videocassette (2 hrs., 37 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

Billy Budd, a young seaman, is persecuted malevolently by his master-at-arms, John Claggart. Unjustly accused of mutiny, Billy accidentally strikes Claggart dead, and the tormented Captain Vere has no option but to hang him.

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Genre/Form

Video.

Note

Opera in two acts; sung in English.
Program notes on container cover; synopsis, list of cast and credits (7 p.) inserted in container.

Credits (note)

Camera supervisors, Ian Gibb, Robin Sutherland ; directed for television by Barrie Gavin.

Performer (note)

Thomas Allen (Billy Budd) ; Philip Langridge (Captain Vere) ; Richard Van Allan (John Claggart) ; Neil Howlett (Mr. Redburn) ; Phillip Guy-Bromley (Mr. Flint) ; Clive Bayley (Mr. Ratcliffe) ; Edward Byles (Red Whiskers) ; Mark Richardson (Donald) ; John Connell (Dansker) ; Barry Banks (Novice) ; Howard Milner (Squeak) ; Christopher Booth-Jones (Novice's friend) ; Malcolm Rivers (Bosun) ; Anthony Cunningham (First mate) ; Christopher Ross (Second mate) ; Richard Reaville (Arthur Jones, Maintop) ; Oscar Ces (Cabin boy) ; Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera ; David Atherton, conductor ; directed for the stage by Tim Albery.

System Details (note)

VHS Hi-fi, stereo.

Call Number

*LVH 836 (F)

OCLC

20980500
NYPG96-F16

Author

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.

Title

Billy Budd [videorecording] : an opera / [music] by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier ; adapted from the story by Herman Melville ; a BBC TV/RM Arts co-production.

Imprint

[Chicago] : Home Vision, c1988.

Cast

Thomas Allen (Billy Budd) ; Philip Langridge (Captain Vere) ; Richard Van Allan (John Claggart) ; Neil Howlett (Mr. Redburn) ; Phillip Guy-Bromley (Mr. Flint) ; Clive Bayley (Mr. Ratcliffe) ; Edward Byles (Red Whiskers) ; Mark Richardson (Donald) ; John Connell (Dansker) ; Barry Banks (Novice) ; Howard Milner (Squeak) ; Christopher Booth-Jones (Novice's friend) ; Malcolm Rivers (Bosun) ; Anthony Cunningham (First mate) ; Christopher Ross (Second mate) ; Richard Reaville (Arthur Jones, Maintop) ; Oscar Ces (Cabin boy) ; Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera ; David Atherton, conductor ; directed for the stage by Tim Albery.

Credits

Camera supervisors, Ian Gibb, Robin Sutherland ; directed for television by Barrie Gavin.

System Details

VHS Hi-fi, stereo.

Added Author

Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Billy Budd.

Allen, Thomas, 1944- performer.

Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010, performer.

Van Allan, Richard, performer.

Howlett, Neil, performer.

Guy-Bromley, Phillip, performer.

Bayley, Clive, performer.

Byles, Edward, performer.

Richardson, Mark, 1966- performer.

Connell, John, 1956-2007, performer.

Banks, Barry, performer.

Milner, Howard, performer.

Booth-Jones, Christopher, performer.

Rivers, Malcolm, performer.

Cunningham, Anthony, performer.

Ross, Christopher, performer.

Reaville, Richard, performer.

Ces, Oscar, performer.

Atherton, David, 1944- Conductor

Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970. Librettist

Crozier, Eric. Librettist

Albery, Tim.

Gavin, Barry.

English National Opera. Performer

Home Vision (Firm)

RM Arts (Firm)

British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.

Publisher No.

BIL 01 Home Vision

Research Call Number

*LVH 836 (F) Program notes, synopsis and cast list on file.

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