Billy Budd (opera)

Billy Budd
Billy Budd
Opera by Benjamin Britten
	Britten in 1968
Librettist	E. M. Forster; Eric Crozier;
Language	English
Based on	Billy Budd; by Herman Melville
Premiere	1 December 1951 (original four-act version); 9 January 1964 (revised two-act version); Royal Opera House, London

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] Britten later revised the work into a two-act opera, with a prologue and an epilogue. The revised version received its first performance at the ROH, Covent Garden, London, on 9 January 1964.^[3]

^ Ellie Stedall (21 August 2013). "Glyndebourne 2013: Billy Budd – 'I was lost on the infinite sea'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^ Farnsworth Fowle (3 December 1951). "Britten's Opera Hailed in London; Composer Conducts Premiere of Billy Budd – American Scores in the Title Role". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^ Andrew Porter (10 January 1964). "Opera by Britten Given in London; Billy Budd Revived by the Covent Garden Opera". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[1] Ellie Stedall (21 August 2013). "Glyndebourne 2013: Billy Budd – 'I was lost on the infinite sea'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[2] Farnsworth Fowle (3 December 1951). "Britten's Opera Hailed in London; Composer Conducts Premiere of Billy Budd – American Scores in the Title Role". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[Porter-3] Andrew Porter (10 January 1964). "Opera by Britten Given in London; Billy Budd Revived by the Covent Garden Opera". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

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