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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 31, 2017
- Original language
- Spanish
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Spain
- Production
- Teatro Real de Madrid,BelAir
- Cast
- Jordi Casanova,Torben Jürgens,Clive Bayley,Brindley Sherratt,Christopher Gillett,Francisco Vas,Gerardo Bullón,Borja Quiza,Thomas Oliemans,Tomeu Bibiloniand 7 more
- Director
- Jérémie Cuvillier
- Cinematography
- Martial Barrault
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- View on IMDb