Based on a poem published in 1810 with more ethnographic than dramatic focus, Britten constructed a sombre parable about the conflict between the masses and the individual. The maritime atmosphere, the crudity of people’s lives and passions, and the complex, impenetrable personality of the protagonist come together in a tragedy which ferments and explodes in the din of silence and hearsay. New production of the Teatro Real, in co-production with the Royal Opera House Covent Garden of London, the Opéra national of Paris and the Teatro dell’Opera of Rome
Released: May 07, 2021
Runtime: 225 minutes
Genre: Music
Stars: Allan Clayton, Maria Bengtsson, Christopher Purves, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, John Graham-Hall, Clive Bayley
Crew: Montagu Slater (Writer), Benjamin Britten (Original Music Composer), Ivor Bolton (Conductor), Kim Brandstrup (Choreographer), Deborah Warner (Director), Peter Mumford (Lighting Design)