Released
Britten: Billy Budd
April 25 2011 (over 13 years ago)Rating
100
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1 review
- Director: Michael Grandage
- Genre: Music
- Runtime: 2 h 55 m
- Country: United Kingdom
- Companies: Opus Arte, Glynbourne, The Monument Trust, BBC
Captain Vere, an old man, is haunted by a moment in his life when he was tested and found wanting. Based on Herman Melville's novella of naval life in the late 18th Century, Benjamin Britten's 'Billy Budd' is a gripping reflection on good and evil, innocence and corruption.
