The premiere of Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd in Madrid is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the Teatro Real's bicentennial celebrations. Its magnificent libretto, based on the novel of the same name by Herman Melville, tells the story of the sailor Billy Budd: a handsome, loyal, generous, strong, naive, and kind young man whose beauty and personality drive the ship's master-at-arms mad. Unable to control the situation, the master crucifies the naive young man without mercy. This new production by the Teatro Real is being presented for the first time in Madrid, in co-production with the Opéra national de Paris, under the direction of Deborah Warner, one of the great names in stage direction today.
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Jacques Imbrailo
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Jérémie Cuvillier Director · Herman Melville Author Martial Barrault Cinematographer
First release January 31, 2017 · Produced in Spain · Production Teatro Real de Madrid
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BelAir
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Teatro Real de Madrid
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Spain
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Spanish
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English
Release dates
Spain · January 31, 2017
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