{"product_id":"britten-billy-budd-4","title":"Britten: Billy Budd","description":"\u003cb\u003eAlso available on Blu-ray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Benjamin Britten\u003cbr\u003e  BILLY BUDD\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Captain Vere – John Mark Ainsley\u003cbr\u003e  Billy Budd – Jacques Imbrailo\u003cbr\u003e  Claggart – Phillip Ens\u003cbr\u003e  Mr. Redburn – Iain Paterson\u003cbr\u003e  Mr. Flint – Matthew Rose\u003cbr\u003e  Lieutenant Ratcliffe – Darren Jeffery\u003cbr\u003e  Red Whiskers – Alasdair Elliott\u003cbr\u003e  Donald – John Moore\u003cbr\u003e  Dansker – Jeremy White\u003cbr\u003e  Novice – Ben Johnson\u003cbr\u003e  Squeak – Colin Judson\u003cbr\u003e  Bosun – Richard Mosley-Evans\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  The Glyndebourne Chorus\u003cbr\u003e  London Philharmonic Orchestra\u003cbr\u003e  Mark Elder, conductor\u003cbr\u003e  Michael Grandage, stage director\u003cbr\u003e  Bonus:\u003cbr\u003e  - Introducing Billy Budd\u003cbr\u003e  - Designs on Billy Budd\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Picture format: NTSC 16:9 Anamorphic\u003cbr\u003e  Sound format: LPCM Stereo 2.0 \/ DTS 5.1\u003cbr\u003e  Region code: 0 (worldwide)\u003cbr\u003e  Menu language: English\u003cbr\u003e  Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish\u003cbr\u003e  Running time: 200 mins\u003cbr\u003e  No. of DVDs: 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Opus Arte","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":49608081899800,"sku":"809478010517","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/1855808.jpg?v=1777685949","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/britten-billy-budd-4","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}