Billy Budd / Britten ; [libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, adapted from the story by Herman Melville].
| Author/creator | Britten, Benjamin composer. |
| Format | Audio (CD) |
| Publication Info | Paris, France : Erato, ℗1998. |
| Description | 2 audio discs (149 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Crozier, Eric librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Rolfe Johnson, Anthony, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Hampson, Thomas performer. |
| Other author/creator | Halfvarson, Eric performer. |
| Other author/creator | Nagano, Kent, 1951- conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Billy Budd. |
| Other author/creator | Manchester Boys Choir, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Hallé Orchestra performer. |
| Other author/creator | Hallé Choir, performer. |
| General note | Opera in 4 acts. |
| General note | Ed. recorded: Boosey & Hawkes. |
| General note | "World première of the original version"--Container. |
| General note | Compact discs. |
| General note | Program notes by Donald Mitchell and Philip Reed, synopsis, and libretto, all in English with French and German translations (203 p. : ill.) included. |
| Credits | Libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, after the story by Herman Melville. |
| Performer | Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor ; Thomas Hampson, baritone ; Eric Halvarson, bass; with supporting singers ; Manchester Boys Choir; Hallé Orchestra & Choir ; Kent Nagano, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded live, May 25-31, 1997, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK. |
| Language | Sung in English. |
| UPC | 639842163125 |
| Publisher number | 3984-21631-2 Erato |