Britten: Billy Budd

Captain Vere, an old man, is haunted by a moment in his life when he was tested and found wanting. Based on Herman Melville's novella of naval life in the late 18th Century, Benjamin Britten's 'Billy Budd' is a gripping reflection on good and evil, innocence and corruption.

• Michael GrandageDirector

• John Mark AinsleyCaptain Vere
• Michael WallaceFirst Mate
• Matthew RoseMr Flint
• Richard Mosley-EvansBosun
• John MooreDonald
• Peter GijsbertsenMaintop
• Ben JohnsonNovice
• Colin JudsonSqueak
• Iain PatersonMr Redburn
• Darren JeffreyLieutenant Radcliffe
• Phillip EnsClaggart
• Alasdair ElliottRed Whiskers