Billy Budd
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By Benjamin Britten
September 7 – 22, 2019
When young Billy is pressed into naval service aboard the H.M.S. Indomitable, the recruit’s youth and innocence arouse devotion from the crew, but the commanding officer’s suspicions and dark desires threaten to throw order into chaos.
Conductor: David Atherton
September 1978
“This is our moment”: San Francisco Opera Chorus
“Billy Budd, king of the birds”: Dale Duesing
“O beauty, o handsomeness, goodness”: Forbes Robinson
“I accept their verdict”: Richard Lewis
Act 2 interlude: San Francisco Opera Orchestra
“Epilogue”: Richard Lewis
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