DEBORAH WARNER
theatre - opera - installations
director
Photographs © Javier del Real / Teatro Real
Photographs © Yasuko Kageyama (Rome)
Trailer - belairclassiques.com
Billy Budd, 2017 / 2018
Benjamin Britten
Libretto by E M Forster and Eric Crozier
2017 Teatro Real, Madrid
2018 Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
A Teatro Real Madrid production, co-produced with Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and the Royal Opera House London
Performances: Madrid 31 January - 28 February 2017; Rome 8, 10, 12, 13, 15 May, 2018
Creative Team
Conductor - Ivor Bolton (2017); James Conlon (2018)
Director - Deborah Warner
Set Design - Michael Levine
Costume designer - Chloé Obolensky
Lighting - Jean Kalman
Choreographer - Kim Brandstrup
Madrid Cast
Billy Budd - Jacques Imbrailo
Edward Fairfax Vere - Toby Spence
John Claggart - Brindley Sherratt
Mr. Redburn - Thomas Oliemans
Mr. Flint - David Soar
Lieutenant Ratcliffe - Torben Jürgens
Red Whiskers - Christopher Gillet
Donald - Duncan Rock
Dansker - Clive Bayley
A Novice - Sam Furness
Squeak - Francisco Vas
Bosun - Manel Esteve
First mate - Gerardo Bullón
Second Mate - Tomeu Bibiloni
The Novice's Friend - Borja Quiza
Maintop - Jordi Casanova
Arthur Jones - Isaac Galán
Principal Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real
Pequeños Cantores de la Comunidad de Madrid
Rome Cast
Billy Budd - Phillip Addis / (Jacques Imbrailo)
Edward Fairfax Vere - Toby Spence
John Claggart - John Relyea
Mr Redburn - Thomas Oliemans
Mr. Flint - Zachary Altman
Lt. Ratcliffe - David Shipley
Red Whiskers - Christopher Lemmings / + others
Donald - Jonathan Michie
Dansker - Stephen Richardson
The Novice - Keith Jameson
The Novice's Friend - Johnny Hereford
Squeak - Matthew O'Neill
Bosun - Francesco Salvadori
First Mate - Timofei Baranov
Second Mate - Andrii Ganchuk
Maintop - Domingo Pellicola
Arthur Jones - Antonio Pannunzio
A Sailor - Lorenzo Grante
Voice - Gabriele D'Orazio
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
2018 International Opera Awards - Best New Production
"The Billy Budd of the next decade", Bachtrack