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Billy Budd
2h 35m
IMDb6.821
Overview
An opera by Benjamin Britten, on a libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, adapted from the story by Herman Melville. Billy Budd is a young sailor aboard a British man-o'-war, persecuted by his master-at-arms, Claggart. Accused of mutiny, Budd accidently strikes Claggart dead, leaving Captain Vere with no choice but to hang him.
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Barrie GavinWriters
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Original Language
en
Country
United Kingdom
Production
BBC, RM Arts, ENO: English National Opera
