[Met Performance] CID:295910
Billy Budd {29} Metropolitan Opera House: 04/3/1989.

(Debuts: James Busterud, Brett D'Elia, Remi Artis, Jonathan Goch, Benjamin Schott)


Metropolitan Opera House
April 3, 1989


BILLY BUDD {29}
Britten-Forster/Crozier

Billy Budd..............Thomas Allen
Captain Vere............James King
Claggart................Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Mr. Redburn.............Anthony Raffell
Mr. Flint...............Franz Mazura
Mr. Ratcliffe...........Harry Dworchak
Donald..................James Busterud [Debut]
Squeak..................Andrea Velis
Dansker.................Peter Strummer
Novice..................Anthony Laciura
Novice's Friend.........Christopher Trakas
Red Whiskers............William Lewis
Arthur Jones............Nico Castel
Bosun...................Morley Meredith
First Mate..............James Courtney
Second Mate.............Herbert Eckhoff
Maintop.................Philip Creech
Sailor..................Herman Marcus
Gunner's Mate...........Frank Coffey
Cabin Boy...............Brett D'Elia [Debut]
Midshipman..............Remi Artis [Debut]
Midshipman..............Paul Coffey
Midshipman..............Jonathan Goch [Debut]
Midshipman..............Benjamin Schott [Debut]

Conductor...............Thomas Fulton

Production..............John Dexter
Stage Director..........Bruce Donnell
Designer................William Dudley
Lighting designer.......Gil Wechsler

Billy Budd received five performances this season.


Added Index Entries for Subjects and Names

Subjects:
• 1988-89
• Billy Budd: Conductor [Fulton, Thomas]
• Billy Budd: Billy Budd [Allen, Thomas]
• Billy Budd: Captain Vere [King, James]
• Billy Budd: Claggart [Rootering, Jan-Hendrik]
• Billy Budd: Mr. Redburn [Raffell, Anthony]
• Billy Budd: Mr. Flint [Mazura, Franz]
• Billy Budd: Mr. Ratcliffe [Dworchak, Harry]
• Billy Budd: Donald [Busterud, James]
• Billy Budd: Squeak [Velis, Andrea]
• Billy Budd: Dansker [Strummer, Peter]
• Billy Budd: Novice [Laciura, Anthony]
• Billy Budd: Novice's Friend [Trakas, Christopher]
• Billy Budd: Red Whiskers [Lewis, William]
• Billy Budd: Arthur Jones [Castel, Nico]
• Billy Budd: Bosun [Meredith, Morley]
• Billy Budd: First Mate [Courtney, James]
• Billy Budd: Second Mate [Eckhoff, Herbert]
• Billy Budd: Maintop [Creech, Philip]
• Billy Budd: Sailor [Marcus, Herman]
• Billy Budd: Gunner's Mate [Coffey, Frank]
• Billy Budd: Cabin Boy [D'Elia, Brett]
• Billy Budd: Midshipman [Artis, Remi]
• Billy Budd: Midshipman [Coffey, Paul]
• Billy Budd: Midshipman [Goch, Jonathan]
• Billy Budd: Midshipman [Schott, Benjamin]
• Billy Budd: Production [Dexter, John]
• Billy Budd: Lighting Designer [Wechsler, Gil]
• Billy Budd: Designer [Dudley, William]
• Billy Budd: Stage Director [Donnell, Bruce]
• 1988-89: Billy Budd: 5 performances: Statistics
Met Careers
• Allen, Thomas [Baritone]
• Artis, Remi [Child, Male]
• Busterud, James [Baritone]
• Castel, Nico [Tenor]
• Coffey, Frank [Bass]
• Coffey, Paul [Child, Male]
• Courtney, James [Bass Baritone]
• Creech, Philip [Tenor]
• D'Elia, Brett [Child, Male]
• Donnell, Bruce [Stage Director]
• Dworchak, Harry [Bass]
• Eckhoff, Herbert [Baritone]
• Fulton, Thomas [Conductor]
• Goch, Jonathan [Child, Male]
• King, James [Tenor]
• Laciura, Anthony [Tenor]
• Lewis, William [Tenor]
• Marcus, Herman [Bass]
• Mazura, Franz [Bass]
• Meredith, Morley [Baritone]
• Raffell, Anthony [Baritone]
• Rootering, Jan-Hendrik [Bass]
• Schott, Benjamin [Child, Male]
• Strummer, Peter [Baritone]
• Trakas, Christopher [Baritone]
• Velis, Andrea [Tenor]