"Billy Budd: Mackerras / LSO, Pears, Glossop, Langdon, Shirley-Quirk"

THE BRITTEN-PEARS COLLECTION

This DVD is part of the Britten-Pears DVD Collection. This collection features four historically and musically significant films from the BBC archives of works and performances by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, one of the greatest English tenors and Britten’s long-term partner and artistic inspiration. None of the films have ever been available before on any home video format. This was the first film of any Britten opera and is the only film recording of 'Billy Budd' featuring the great Peter Pears as Captain Vere. A black- and-white studio film recorded by the BBC in 1966.

BENJAMIN BRITTEN:
Billy Budd

Peter Pears......Vere
Peter Glossop......Budd
Michael Langdon......Claggart
John Shirley-Quirk......Redburn
Robert Tear
Benjamin Luxon

London Symphony Orchestra / Charles Mackerras

A black and white studio film recorded by the BBC in 1966.

Extras: Britten - Pears trailer

Disc Format: NTSC
Video Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Region Coding: 1-6 (0)
Audio Selection: LPCM Mono / Dolby Mono
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish