Billy Budd : an opera / by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier ; adapted from the story by Herman Melville ; directed for the stage by Tim Albery ; directed for television by Barrie Gavin ; [a BBC-TV/RM Arts co-production].
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | [London] : RM Associates ; Chatsworth, Calif. : Distributed by Image Entertainment, [2001], ©1988. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Crozier, Eric librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Albery, Tim director. |
| Other author/creator | Gavin, Barrie, director. |
| Other author/creator | Allen, Thomas, 1944- singer. |
| Other author/creator | Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010 singer. |
| Other author/creator | Van Allan, Richard singer. |
| Other author/creator | Atherton, David, 1944- conductor. |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Billy Budd. |
| Included Work | Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Billy Budd. |
| Other author/creator | English National Opera. |
| Other author/creator | British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service production personnel. |
| Other author/creator | RM Arts (Firm) production personnel. |
| Other author/creator | Reiner Moritz Associates, publisher. |
| Other author/creator | Image Entertainment (Firm) distributor. |
| Variant title | Title from menu: Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd |
| Abstract | Dramatizes the moral dilemma of Captain Vere when, in accordance with Admiralty regulations, he must demand the court martial to sentence to death by hanging the innocent seaman who was provoked to strike and kill the villanous master-at-arms. |
| General note | Ed. recorded: Boosey & Hawkes. |
| Credits | Videotape editors, Phil Southby, Andrew Barker ; designers, Tom Cairns, Anthony McDonald. |
| Performer | Thomas Allen, baritone ; Philip Langridge, tenor ; Richard Van Allan, bass ; English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; David Atherton, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Filmed at the London Coliseum. |
| Technical details | DVD, Dolby 2.0 stereo or 5.1 surround. |
| Language | Sung in English with optional English subtitles. |
| UPC | 014381579222 |
| Publisher number | ID5792RADVD Image Entertainment |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | DVD-97 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |