| Composer: |
Benjamin Britten |
| Music title: |
Billy Budd, Op. 50 |
| Librettist: |
E M Forster |
| Librettist: |
Eric Crozier |
| Work definition: |
Opera in four acts |
| After: |
After the novel 'Billy Budd' by Herman Melville |
| Language: |
English |
| World premiere: |
1 December 1951, Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
| ROH premiere: |
1 December 1951, Covent Garden Opera Company |
| ROH company premiere: |
1 December 1951, Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
| Related work: |
Billy Budd (two act)
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