Recorded live at the Barbican 5-9 December 2007.
Opera in Two Acts
Libretto by E M Forster and Eric Crozier adapted from the story by Herman Melville Op.50
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Edward Fairfax Vere: Ian Bostridge
Billy Budd: Nathan Gunn
John Claggart: Gidon Saks
Mr Redburn, First Lieutenant: Neal Davies
Mr Flint, Sailing Master: Jonathan Lemalu
Mr Ratcliffe: Matthew Rose
Gentlemen of the London Symphony Chorus
Chorus Master: Joseph Cullen
London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Daniel Harding
Running time: 165:47 mins
Year: 2008