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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 ]
The best-known adaptation is the opera Billy Budd, with a score by Benjamin Britten and a libretto by E. M. Forster and Eric Crozier. The opera follows the earlier text of 1924, and was premiered in December 1951 in a 4-act version.
Billy Budd, Op. 50: Opera in four acts, 162'. Libretto by E. M. Forster and Eric Crozier, after the novella by Herman Melville. Premiered on 1 December 1951 at the Royal Opera House, London. Published by Boosey & Hawkes. Billy Budd (revised): Opera in two acts, 158'. Premiered on 9 January 1964 at the Royal Opera House, London. Published by ...
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An opera libretto Howards End, America was created in 2016 by Claudia Stevens. [43] ... Billy Budd (1951) (with Eric Crozier; based on Melville's novel, ...
His first opera libretto for Britten was Albert Herring (1947). He wrote the librettos for the cantata Saint Nicolas (1948), the children's opera Let's Make an Opera (1949), and (with E.M Forster ) Billy Budd at Covent Garden in 1951.
Uppman as Britten's Billy Budd in 1951. Theodor Uppman (12 January 1920 – 17 March 2005) was an American operatic baritone.He is best known for his creation of the title role in Benjamin Britten's opera Billy Budd.
A satire of Italian opera seria based on a play by John Gay, the ballad opera format of The Beggar's Opera has proved popular even up to the current time. [18] 1731 Acis and Galatea (Handel). Handel's only work for the theatre that is set to an English libretto. [19] 1733 Orlando (Handel). [20]