Billy Budd : an opera / by Benjamin Britten.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970, librettist.

Crozier, Eric, librettist.

Allen, Thomas, 1944- performer.

Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010, performer.

Van Allan, Richard, performer.

Atherton, David, 1944- conductor.

Albery, Tim, director.

Gavin, Barry, director.

Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.

English National Opera, performer.

British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.

Pioneer Artists (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operas.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs : sound, color ; 12 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Long Beach, Calif. : Pioneer Artists ; [Place of publication not identified] : distributed worldwide by RM Associates, [1996] c1988]

Language Note:

Sung in English.

System Details:

CX encoded; LaserDisc, [NTSC], CLV.

digital

optical

stereo

CX encoded

video file

Participant:

Thomas Allen (Billy Budd) ; Philip Langridge (Captain Vere) ; Richard Van Allan (John Claggart) ; English National Opera Chorus ; English National Opera Orchestra ; David Atherton, conductor.

Credits:

Directed for the stage by Tim Albery ; directed for television by Barrie Gavin. "A BBC TV/RM Arts co-production. Designed by Tom Cairns and Antony McDonald" -- Container.

Notes:

Opera in two acts.

Libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier; adapted from the story by Hermann Melville.

Recorded at the London Coliseum.

Digital recording, stereo.

Synopsis on container; spoken introduction on track "0".

Related Work:

Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Billy Budd.

Contains:

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Billy Budd.

OCLC:

37026983

Publisher Number:

PC-96-144 Pioneer Classics