| Other author/creator | Ainsley, John Mark performer. |
| Other author/creator | Constable, Paule. |
| Other author/creator | Crozier, Eric librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Elder, Mark, 1947- conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Ens, Phillip performer. |
| Other author/creator | Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Grandage, Michael director. |
| Other author/creator | Imbrailo, Jacques, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Billy Budd. |
| Other author/creator | Moore, John (John Michael), 1981- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Mosley-Evans, Richard, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Oram, Christopher. |
| Other author/creator | Roden, Tom. |
| Other author/creator | Rose, Matthew (Bass), performer. |
| Other author/creator | Roussillon, François. |
| Other author/creator | Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, performer. |
| Other author/creator | London Philharmonic Orchestra, performer. |
| Uniform title | Billy Budd |
| Abstract |
Glyndebourne has a proud association with the operas of Benjamin Britten, however until 2010 had never staged Billy Budd. The all-male opera with a libretto co-written by EM Forster, is based on the battle between pure good and blind evil, and is set on a British man-'o-war ship. Michael Grandage, Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, chose this work to make his long-awaited operatic debut. Sir Mark Elder returned to conduct the production, marking the 100th opera production in his illustrious career. |
| General note | Libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, adapted from Herman Melville's Billy Budd. |
| General note | Opera in two acts. |
| General note | This opera includes a brief introduction to the plot at the beginning. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 21, 2014). |
| Credits | Director, Michael Grandage ; designer, Christopher Oram ; lighting designer, Paule Constable ; movement director, Tom Roden ; TV director, François Roussillon. |
| Performer |
John Mark Ainsley (Captain Vere) ; Jacques Imbrailo (Billy Budd) ; Phillip Ens (Claggart) ; Matthew Rose (Mr. Flint) ; Richard Mosley-Evans (Bosun) ; John Moore (Donald) ; supporting soloists ; The Glyndebourne Chorus ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Mark Elder, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Jun. 2010, Glyndebourne Festival. |
| Other forms | Previously released as DVD. |
| Language | Sung in English. |
| Issued in other form | Original publisher catalog number OA 1051 D |
| Genre/form | Operas. |