Duration176 Min
Duration176 Min
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No horizons are wide enough to counteract the claustrophobic atmosphere on board the Royal Navy ship at the centre of one of Benjamin Britten's most intensely gripping operas. Emotions run high, threatening the breakdown of this floating community. Commissioned for the Festival of Britain in 1951, the opera is staged here by Deborah Warner to mark the bicentenary of Madrid's Teatro Real – in a visually arresting production that has already become a modern classic. Britten specialist Ivor Bolton conducts a largely Anglophone cast led by baritone Jacques Imbrailo in the title role, alongside tenor Toby Spence (Vere, the role created by Britten's partner Peter Pears) and bass Brindley Sherratt (Claggart).
- Soloists:
- Jacques Imbrailo (Baritone), Brindley Sherratt (Bass), Thomas Oliemans (Baritone), Duncan Rock (Baritone), Toby Spence (Tenor), Christopher Gillett (Tenor), Torben Jürgens (Bass), David Soar (Bass), Clive Bayley (Bass), Sam Furness (Tenor), Francisco Vas (Tenor), Manel Esteve Madrid (Baritone), Gerardo Bullón (Baritone), Tomeu Bibiloni (Baritone), Borja Quiza (Baritone), Jordi Casanova (Tenor), Isaac Galán (Baritone)
- Ensembles:
- Chorus of the Teatro Real , Orchestra of the Teatro Real, Pequeños Cantores de la ORCAM
- Conductor:
- Ivor Bolton
