| Billy Budd | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Benjamin Britten | |
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| Librettist | |
| Language | English |
| Based on | Billy Budd by Herman Melville |
| Premiere | 1 December 1951 (original four-act version) 9 January 1964 (revised two-act version) Royal Opera House, London |
Billy Budd, Op. 50, is an opera by Benjamin Britten to a libretto by the novelist E. M. Forster and Eric Crozier, based on the short novel Billy Budd by Herman Melville.[1] Originally in four acts, the opera received its premiere at the Royal Opera House (ROH), London, on 1 December 1951.[2] Britten later revised the work into a two-act opera, with a prologue and an epilogue. The revised version received its first performance at the ROH, Covent Garden, London, on 9 January 1964.[3]
- ^ Ellie Stedall (21 August 2013). "Glyndebourne 2013: Billy Budd – 'I was lost on the infinite sea'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Farnsworth Fowle (3 December 1951). "Britten's Opera Hailed in London; Composer Conducts Premiere of Billy Budd – American Scores in the Title Role". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Andrew Porter (10 January 1964). "Opera by Britten Given in London; Billy Budd Revived by the Covent Garden Opera". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 July 2020.