Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd
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.
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Cast
Jacques Imbrailo
Toby Spence
Brindley Sherratt
Thomas Oliemans
David Soar
Torben Jürgens
Christopher Gillett
Isaac Galán
Duncan Rock
Jordi Casanova
Clive Bayley
Borja Quiza
Sam Furness
Tomeu Bibiloni
Francisco Vas
Gerardo Bullón
Manel Esteve
