Billy Budd

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Record ID
95
Identifier
10798
Genre
Work Title
Billy Budd
Uniform Title
Billy Budd
Program/Series Title
NBC Opera Theatre
Work Alternate Titles
Opera Theatre. Scenes from Billy Budd
Text Author
Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970 (libretto) ; Crozier, Eric (libretto)
Production Year
1952
Transmission/Release Date
10/19/52
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
NBC
Conductor/Music Director
Adler, Peter Herman (music and artistic director)
Orchestra
NBC Orchestra
Chorus/Choir
NBC Opera Company
Soloists
Andrew McKinley (Captain Vere) ; Theodor Uppman (Billy Budd) ; Leon Lishner (John Claggart) ; Kenneth Smith (Dansker) ; David Williams (Novice) ; Paul Ukena (Sailing Master) ; Robert Holland (Squeak) ; Robert Goss (Donald) ; Warren Galjour (First Lieutenant) ; Roy Raymond (Bosun) ; Howard Fried (Red Whiskers)
TV/Film Director
Browning, Kirk, 1921-
Sets
Molyneux, William
Costumes
Molyneux, William
Production Company
NBC
Producer
Chotzinoff, Samuel, 1899-1964
Technical Information
Live studio production
Other Information
In a l5 year run on NBC, the series was listed under three titles: NBC Opera Theatre, NBC Opera Company, and NBC Opera.
Duration
ca.90'
Company
NBC Opera Company
Archive
The Paley Center for Media (formerly Museum of Television & Radio)
Sourcemat
PRINTCAT

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