Britten: Billy Budd
2011Captain 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.
Acted in
John Mark Ainsley
as Captain Vere
Michael Wallace
as First Mate
Matthew Rose
as Mr Flint
Richard Mosley-Evans
as Bosun
John Moore
as Donald
Peter Gijsbertsen
as Maintop
Ben Johnson
as Novice
Colin Judson
as Squeak
Iain Paterson
as Mr Redburn
Darren Jeffrey
as Lieutenant Radcliffe
Phillip Ens
as Claggart
Alasdair Elliott
as Red Whiskers
Toby Girling
as Arthur Jones
Jacques Imbrailo
as Billy Budd
John-Owen Miley-Read
as Second Mate
Alexander Robin Baker
as Novice's Friend
Mark Elder
as Conductor
Jeremy White
as Dansker
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Samuel Honywood
as Cabin Boy