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Billy Budd | Stage Door Society

Billy Budd

Benjamin Britten

Opera·Premiered 1951·Libretto by E. M. Forster and Eric Crozier·tragedy · english · 20th-century

Synopsis

A handsome young sailor's stammer leads to a fatal blow and a captain's agonizing moral dilemma.

Signature Interpreters

Performers most associated with this work.

Dansker

Jeremy White
23 performances

John Claggart

Samuel Ramey
20 performances
James Morris
13 performances

Billy Budd

Christopher Maltman
18 performances

Mr Flint

Wolfgang Bankl
7 performances

Most frequently performed at

Metropolitan Opera House
13 appearances · last in 2012
Glyndebourne
10 appearances · last in 2026
London Coliseum
1 appearance

Recorded Performances

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