Britten: Billy Budd Blu-ray (Teatro Real Madrid)

800 litres of water, two sails, thirty pulleys, sixty hammocks: for the Bicentenary of the Teatro Real of Madrid, Deborah Warner coined a colossal production of Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd. A critically-acclaimed performance, praised for its depth and intelligence, and an iconic production, co-produced by the Opera of Rome and the Royal Opera House.

Billy Budd: Jacques Imbrailo
Edward Fairfax Vere: Toby Spence
John Claggart: Brindley Sherratt
Mr Redburn: Thomas Oliemans
Mr Flint: David Soar
Lieutenant Ratcliffe: Torben Jürgens
Red Whiskers: Christopher Gillet
Donald: Duncan Rock

Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real – Madrid
Pequeños Cantores de la ORCAM
Conductor: Ivor Bolton
Stage Direction: Deborah Warner
Sets: Michael Levine
Costumes: Chloe Obolensky
Lighting Design: Jean Kalman
Choreography: Kim Brandstrup
Chorus master: Andrés Maspero
Children chorus master: Ana Gonzalez