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The Story Of Billy Budd, Sailor

23, 25, 29 May 2027

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Overview

At sea, aboard a ship at war, a young sailor loved by all is falsely accused, and one desperate blow sets the law against his captain's conscience. Composer Oliver Leith and director Ted Huffman distil Britten's Billy Budd into a tense and intimate chamber opera for six singers and four keyboard and percussion players.

Ted Huffman directs, with Dominic Sedgwick as Billy and Toby Spence, returning after Eugene Onegin in 2026, as Captain Vere.

25 May £18 - £135

23, 29 May £18 - £165

  • Composer — Oliver Leith and Ted Huffman, after Benjamin Britten
  • Librettist — E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, after Herman Melville
  • Sung in — English

Creatives

  • Ted Huffman Director & Costume Designer

  • Benedict Kearns Conductor/Musical Director

  • Betrand Couderc Lighting Designer

  • Sonoko Kamimura Assistant Director

  • Pim Veulings Movement Assistant

Cast

  • Dominic Sedgwick Billy Budd

  • Toby Spence Edward Fairfax Vere/Squeak

  • Hugo Brady Novice/Maintop

  • Thomas Chenhall Mr Flint/Second Mate

  • Richard Gowers Keyboards - percussion

  • George Barton Keyboards - percussion

  • Siwan Rhys Keyboards - percussion

The Story Of Billy Budd, Sailor Image - © Jean-Louis Fernandez

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