Billy Budd

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general information

composition date: 1951
revisition date: 1960
duration: 2h 42 min
editor: Boosey & Hawkes
Opus: 50
Commission: 'The Arts Council of Great Britain for The Festival of Britain, 1951'
Libretto (details, author): E M Forster et Eric Crozier, d’après Herman Melville

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist: solo bass-baritone, 5 solo tenors [dont un rôle principal], 8 solo baritones [dont un rôle principal], 3 solo bass voices [dont un rôle principal], 4 soprano children voices, child narrator, actor [enfant]

4 flutes (also 3 piccolos), 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, 2 bass clarinets), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, alto saxophone, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 6 percussionists [4], timpani, harp

information about the creation

date: December 1, 1951
: Version originale en 4 actes, Londres, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
interpreters: Royal Opera Covent Garden, direction : Benjamin Britten ; Basil Coleman, mise en scène.

: Révision de 1960 en 2 actes

observations

Enregistrement : Thomas Hampson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eric Halfvarson, Northern Voices, Halle Orchestra, direction : Kent Nagano, Erato 3984-21631-.

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