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Billy Budd, 13 February 2014
The Opera
Venue: B.A.M., New York
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Librettist: E M Forster & Eric Crozier
Conductor: Mark Elder
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Captain Vere: Mark Padmore
First Mate: Michael Wallace
Second Mate: Benjamin Cahn
Mr Flint: David Soar
Bosun: Richard Mosley-Evans
Donald: John Moore
Maintop: Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts
Novice: Peter Gijsbertsen
Squeak: Colin Judson
Mr Redburn: Stephen Gadd
Lieutenant Ratcliffe: Darren Jeffery
Claggart: Brindley Sherratt
Red Whiskers: Daniel Norman
Arthur Jones: Brendan Collins
Billy Budd: Jacques Imbrailo
Novice's Friend: Duncan Rock
Dansker: Jeremy White
Cabin Boy: Charlie Gill
Production Team
Original Director: Michael Grandage
Revival Director: Ian Rutherford
Set Designer: Christopher Oram
Costume Designer: Christopher Oram
Lighting Designer: Paule Constable
Movement Director: Tom Roden
Chorus Master: Jeremy Bines
The Opera
Venue: B.A.M., New York
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Librettist: E M Forster & Eric Crozier
Conductor: Mark Elder
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Captain Vere: Mark Padmore
First Mate: Michael Wallace
Second Mate: Benjamin Cahn
Mr Flint: David Soar
Bosun: Richard Mosley-Evans
Donald: John Moore
Maintop: Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts
Novice: Peter Gijsbertsen
Squeak: Colin Judson
Mr Redburn: Stephen Gadd
Lieutenant Ratcliffe: Darren Jeffery
Claggart: Brindley Sherratt
Red Whiskers: Daniel Norman
Arthur Jones: Brendan Collins
Billy Budd: Jacques Imbrailo
Novice's Friend: Duncan Rock
Dansker: Jeremy White
Cabin Boy: Charlie Gill
Production Team
Original Director: Michael Grandage
Revival Director: Ian Rutherford
Set Designer: Christopher Oram
Costume Designer: Christopher Oram
Lighting Designer: Paule Constable
Movement Director: Tom Roden
Chorus Master: Jeremy Bines