
Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd
Music · Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Jacques Imbrailo
Jacques Imbrailo
Billy Budd
Jacques Imbrailo
Billy Budd


Toby Spence
Toby Spence
Edward Fairfax Vere
Toby Spence
Edward Fairfax Vere


Brindley Sherratt
Brindley Sherratt
John Claggart
Brindley Sherratt
John Claggart
Thomas Oliemans
Thomas Oliemans
Mr. Redburn
Thomas Oliemans
Mr. Redburn
David Soar
David Soar
Mr. Flint
David Soar
Mr. Flint
Torben Jürgens
Torben Jürgens
Lieutenant Ratcliffe
Torben Jürgens
Lieutenant Ratcliffe
Christopher Gillett
Christopher Gillett
Red Whiskers
Christopher Gillett
Red Whiskers
Isaac Galán
Isaac Galán
Arthur Jones
Isaac Galán
Arthur Jones


Duncan Rock
Duncan Rock
Donald
Duncan Rock
Donald


Jordi Casanova
Jordi Casanova
Maintop
Jordi Casanova
Maintop
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