About
The premiere of Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd in Madrid is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the Teatro Real's bicentennial celebrations. Its magnificent libretto, based on the novel of the same name by Herman Melville, tells the story of the sailor Billy Budd: a handsome, loyal, generous, strong, naive, and kind young man whose beauty and personality drive the ship's master-at-arms mad. Unable to control the situation, the master crucifies the naive young man without mercy. This new production by the Teatro Real is being presented for the first time in Madrid, in co-production with the Opéra national de Paris, under the direction of Deborah Warner, one of the great names in stage direction today.
Director
Producers
Emmanuelle Conso, Natalia Camacho, François Duplat
Studio
BelAir, Teatro Real de Madrid
Original Language
Spanish
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →J
Jacques Imbrailo
Billy Budd
T
Toby Spence
Edward Fairfax Vere
B
Brindley Sherratt
John Claggart
T
Thomas Oliemans
Mr. Redburn
D
David Soar
Mr. Flint
T
Torben Jürgens
Lieutenant Ratcliffe
C
Christopher Gillett
Red Whiskers
I
Isaac Galán
Arthur Jones
D
Duncan Rock
Donald
C
Clive Bayley
Dansker
B
Borja Quiza
The Novice's Friend
S
Sam Furness
A Novice
T
Tomeu Bibiloni
Second Mate
F
Francisco Vas
Squeak
G
Gerardo Bullón
First Mate
