Billy Budd (Blu-ray) - Glyndebourne

Artists: John Mark Ainsley, Jacques Imbrailo, Phillip Ens
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder
Directors: Michael Grandage, Francois Roussillon
Writers: Benjamin Britten, E.M. Forster, Evans Crozier, Herman Melville
Producers: Francois Roussillon, Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Classical, Dolby, Surround Sound, Widescreen, Color
Language: English (DTS 5.1), English (PCM2 .0)
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
Region: All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:  NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Opus Arte
DVD Release Date: June 28, 2011
Run Time: 200 minutes

Glyndebourne has a proud association with the operas of Benjamin
Britten, however until 2010 had never staged Billy Budd.

The all-male opera with a libretto co-written by EM Forster, is based on the battle
between pure good and blind evil, and is set on a British man-`o-war ship.
Michael Grandage, Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, chose
this work to make his long-awaited operatic debut.

Sir Mark Elder returned to conduct the production, marking the 100th opera production
in his illustrious career.

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