Sunday, November 6, 2016

Billy Budd - Opera North

21 October 2016 at Leeds Grand Theatre.



A great performance by an all-male cast. Striking scenery, stirring music, superb singing. It's a grim tale told as a flashback by a captain with a moral dilemma.  The three main characters, Captain Vere (Alan Oke), Claggart (Alastair Miles) and Billy Budd (Roderick Williams) were excellent, along with the supporting cast and the orchestra. 
I loved the piccolo playing during one of Billy's long arias. 
I thought the performance was magnificent.







No comments: