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| The Glyndebourne Chorus in Billy Budd © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton |
Nicholas Carter (Conductor)
Michael Grandage (Director)
Ian Rutherford (Revival Director)
Christopher Oram (Designer)
Paule Constable (Lighting Designer)
Mark Ruddick (Flight Director)
Pieter Schoeman (Leader)
Aidan Oliver (Chorus Director)
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| Thomas Mole (Billy Budd) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton |
Allan Clayton (Captain Vere)
Michael Wallace (First Mate)
John Mackenzie-Lavansch (Second Mate)
William Thomas (Mr Flint)
Michael Ronan (Bosun)
Samuel Dale Johnson (Donald)
Ru Charlesworth (Maintop)
Laurence Kilsby (Novice)
Daniel Norman (Squeak)
Dingle Yandell (Mr Redburn)
Daniel Okulitch (Lieutenant Ratcliffe)
Sam Carl (Claggart)
Alasdair Elliott (Red Whiskers)
Adam Marsden (Arthur Jones)
Thomas Mole (Billy Budd)
Alex Otterburn (Novice's Friend)
Clive Bayley (Dansker)
Gabriel Elliott Rous (Cabin Boy)
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| Sam Carl (Claggart) & Daniel Norman (Squeak) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton |
Glyndebourne, East Sussex
★★★★
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976): Billy Budd, Op. 50
(libretto by Forster, E.M. (1879-1970) & Crozier, Eric (1914-1994))
'Thomas Mole's Billy, full of wide-eyed innocence, held onto his blind belief in Captain Vere right to the very end, despite evidence to the contrary, and was convincingly moving throughout'.
'Allan Clayton's steely tenor was impressive as ever as Vere, and the transition from the troubled and flawed captain to the haunted old man of the Prologue and Epilogue, reflecting on his failure to protect and save Billy, was powerfully moving'.
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| William Thomas (Mr Flint), Allan Clayton (Captain Vere) & Dingle Yandell (Mr Redburn) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton |
'Sam Carl (Claggart) had the vocal range and ... his baritone was penetratingly evil'.
'The chorus excelled at full-voice, as well as in their quiet chanting resignation, and their choreographed resistance and rapid movement around the levels of the set were solid and convincing'.
'Nicholas Carter conducted the London Philharmonic Orchestra with precision and energy, bringing brilliance to Britten’s searing score, especially from the gleaming brass'.
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| Clive Bayley (Dansker), Alasdair Elliott (Red Whiskers), Samuel Dale Johnson (Donald) & Alex Otterburn (Novice's Friend) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton |
Read my full review on Bachtrack here.
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