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Billy Budd / Benjamin Britten.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976, composer, composer.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Operas.
- Live sound recordings--New York (State)--New York.
- Live sound recordings.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Sound recordings.
- Operas.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 audio file (2 hr., 32 min., 51 sec.))
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : [Metropolitan Opera], [1992]
- Language Note:
- Sung in English.
- System Details:
- digital
- audio file streaming audio file
- Summary:
- Benjamin Britten's gripping retelling of Herman Melville's tale of the clash between good and evil is superbly brought to life by the magnificent conducting of Charles Mackerras and this remarkable cast. Thomas Hampson is the innocent Billy Budd, falsely accused of mutiny by the evil master-at-arm Claggart (James Morris). When Billy involuntarily strikes and kills him, Captain Vere (Graham Clark) orders Billy hanged, though he knows it was an accident. With Alan Held is Mr. Redburn.
- Contents:
- Prologue: I am an old man who has experienced much
- Pull, my bantams!
- Who did that?
- Send for John Claggart
- Billy Budd, king of the birds!
- I heard, your honour! Yes, I heard
- Come along, kid!
- Christ, the poor chap, the poor little runt!
- Starry Vere we call him. Starry Vere!
- Boy! My compliments to Mr. Redburn and Mr. Flint
- Don't like the French!
- Mutiny
- Interlude: Blow her away
- Here lads! Here!
- Come out of that!
- O beauty, o handsomeness, goodness!
- Come here. Remember your promise
- Billy!
- Hist! Billy Budd!
- Dansker old friend, glad to see you!
- I don't like the look of the mist, Mr. Redburn
- Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow!
- All guns ready, sir! We wait to fire
- There you are again, Master-at-arms
- Oh, this cursed mist!
- Claggart, John Claggart, beware!
- Master-at-arms and foretopman, I speak to you both
- God o' mercy!
- Interlude: William Budd, you are accused by Captain Vere
- Poor fellow, who could save him?
- I accept their verdict/Interlude
- Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray!
- And farewell to ye, old Rights o' Man!
- Interlude
- According to the Articles of War, it is provided as follows
- We committed his body to the deep.
- Participant:
- Graham Clark, Thomas Hampson, James Morris ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Charles Mackerras, conductor.
- Notes:
- Recorded live 1992 Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York.
- Duration: 2 hr., 32 min., 51 sec.
- Vendor-supplied metadata.
- OCLC:
- 902625257
- Publisher Number:
- USY3P1401642
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- 811357017371
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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