Billy Budd

Author(s)

• Britten, Benjamin
• Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)
• Crozier, Eric
• Johnson, Alex
• Langridge, Philip
• Egerton, Francis
• Padmore, Mark
• Coxon, Richard
• Norman, Daniel, tenor
• Keenlyside, Simon
• Opie, Alan
• Hayes, Quentin
• DuFore, Timothy
• Keyte, Christopher
• Whitehouse, Richard, vocalist
• Williams, Roderick
• Best, Matthew
• Tomlinson, John
• Ewing, Alan
• Bayley, Clive
• London Symphony Chorus
• Tiffin Boy's Choir
• London Symphony Orchestra
• Hickox, Richard

Bibliographic Information

Billy Budd

Benjamin Britten

Chandos, c2000

Musical Sound Recording（Compact Audio Disc）

Note

Opera in two acts

Revised version 1961

Sung in English

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

Alex Johnston, treble ; Philip Langridge, Francis Egerton, Mark Padmore, Richard Coxon, Daniel Norman, tenors ; Simon Keenlyside, Alan Opie, Quentin Hayes, Timothy DuFore, Christopher Keyte, Richard Whitehouse, Roderick Williams, baritones ; Matthew Best, bass-baritone ; John Tomlinson, Alan Ewing, Clive Bayley, basses ; London Symphony Chorus ; Tiffin Boy's Choir ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Richard Hickox, conductor

Recorded: Blackheath Halls, London; 6-10 December 1999

Compact discs

Text in English with French and German translations

Chandos: CHAN 9826(3)

Details

• NCID: BA69177747
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: und
• Place of Publication: Colchester, Essex, England
• Pages/Volumes: 3 sound discs
• Size: 4 3/4 in.
• Attached Material: 1 booklet