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New York Times
Britten's 'Billy Budd' at the Metropolitan Opera
New York Times
It is hard to believe that John Dexter's production of Britten's “Billy Budd,” which returned to the Metropolitan Opera on Friday night after a 15-year absence, was introduced back in 1978. Peter Gelb, the Met's general manager, talks about how ...
Rare revival of Britten's 'Billy Budd' adds luster to closing days of Met seasonWashington Post
Sadly, Mets production is nipped in the BuddNew York Post

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The Classical Review
Rare Met revival of Britten's shipboard opera
Wall Street Journal
AP NEW YORK — Absent from the Metropolitan Opera for 15 years, Benjamin Britten's great maritime tragedy "Billy Budd" has made a brief but welcome return in the season's closing days. If the lead singers were a variable lot at Friday's premiere, ...
The Met closes season with a memorable “Billy Budd”The Classical Review
Rare revival of Britten's 'Billy Budd' adds luster to closing days of Met seasonNewser

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Handsome Is As Handsome Does: The Met's Billy Budd
Huffington Post
I was thrilled to learn the Met was to revive its beautiful 1978 production of Mr. Benjamin Britten's masterpiece Billy Budd, based on Mr. Melville's novella of the same name. Imagine my dismay upon learning the only available ticket I could afford was ...
A treat for lovers of contemporary operaThe Hour

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Nathan Gunn Stars in the Title Role of the Met Production of Britten's BILLY BUDD
Broadway World
Billy Budd, Britten's opera about murder on the high seas, returns to the Met stage for the first time since 1997, with David Robertson conducting and Nathan Gunn in his first Met performances of the title role. English tenorJohn Daszak will make his ...


 
Classical Music/Opera Listings for May 4-10
New York Times
Opera ★ 'Billy Budd' (Friday and Thursday) With short runs of this seething Britten opera and Janacek's “Makropulos Case,” the Metropolitan Opera is the place to go for a late-season mini-bonanza of 20th-century opera.

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The Phoenix
Very live at the Met
The Phoenix
Last week, I went to the Met to see two productions that were not telecast: Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd and Leos Janácek's The Makropulos Case, revivals of two of my favorite 20th-century operas. I guess these productions are either too old or not ...


 
Classical Music/Opera Listings for May 11-17
New York Times
(Steve Smith) ★ 'Billy Budd' (Saturday) The director John Dexter's gripping 1978 production of Britten's “Billy Budd” has returned after a 15-year absence. It was worth the wait. A strong cast is headed by the baritone Nathan Gunn in his signature ...