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.
Jérémie Cuvillier
Director
Jacques Imbrailo
Billy Budd
Toby Spence
Edward Fairfax Vere
Brindley Sherratt
John Claggart
Thomas Oliemans
Mr. Redburn
David Soar
Mr. Flint
Torben Jürgens
Lieutenant Ratcliffe
Christopher Gillett
Red Whiskers
Isaac Galán
Arthur Jones
Duncan Rock
Donald
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Fire!58%
