Decca: 0743256
Britten - Billy Budd 
Our Price: £18.95 (£16.13 ex VAT)
Format: DVD - NTSC
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Opera
Artist(s): Peter Pears, Peter Glossop, Michael Langdon, John Shirley-Quirk, Robert Tear, Benjamin Luxon, London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor(s): Charles Mackerras
Release Date: 9th June 2008
More Details on Britten - Billy Budd
This DVD is part of the Britten-Pears DVD Collection which features four historically and musically significant films from the BBC archives of works and performances by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, one of the greatest English tenors and Britten’s long-term partner and artistic inspiration. None of the films have ever been available before on any home video format.
This studio film recorded by the BBC in 1966 was the first film of any Britten opera and the only film recording of ‘Billy Budd’ featuring the great Peter Pears as Captain Vere.
The cast contains a host of distinguished names with the young Peter Glossop as the hapless sailor Billy, and John Shirley-Quirk, Robert Tear and Benjamin Luxon. The recording was conducted by Charles Mackerras.
Extras: Britten – Pears trailer.
Cast:
- Peter Pears (Vere)
- Peter Glossop (Budd)
- Michael Langdon (Claggart)
- John Shirley-Quirk (Redburn)
Disc Format: NTSC DVD 9
Video Aspect Ratio:4:3
Region Coding: 1-6 (0)
Audio Selection: LPCM Stereo / DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German
This studio film recorded by the BBC in 1966 was the first film of any Britten opera and the only film recording of ‘Billy Budd’ featuring the great Peter Pears as Captain Vere.
The cast contains a host of distinguished names with the young Peter Glossop as the hapless sailor Billy, and John Shirley-Quirk, Robert Tear and Benjamin Luxon. The recording was conducted by Charles Mackerras.
Extras: Britten – Pears trailer.
Cast:
- Peter Pears (Vere)
- Peter Glossop (Budd)
- Michael Langdon (Claggart)
- John Shirley-Quirk (Redburn)
Disc Format: NTSC DVD 9
Video Aspect Ratio:4:3
Region Coding: 1-6 (0)
Audio Selection: LPCM Stereo / DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German
