Britten Billy Budd Opus Arte DVD 7086D Life at sea in 1797 is probably more claustrophobic seen at home than in the opera house. A superb realisation of Billy Budd. Casting uniformly excellent, and held together unerringly by Mark Elder and the LPO. The set is brilliant as is its exploration by the cameras. A lot of it is dark, as is the story, but vivid on BluRay. Essential for any Britten collection. Peter Grahame Woolf Another review: ***** BRILLIANT, WONDERFUL, SUPERB, FANTASTIC, MIND BLOWING !!!!!! Probably one of the best productions of one of the best operas ever !!!! The soloists are superb ! The chorus is on top form ! The orchestra cannot be faulted ! & Mark Elder brings the whole together in an exemplary fashion. See Musical Pointers review of the ENO production with Philip Langridge as Captain Vere |