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Billy Budd UK - 1953 1*
Benjamin Britten 1913 - 1976 UK 2*
Libretto by E M Forster and Eric Crozier based on the novella by Herman Melville
First performance at Royal Opera House, London on 1 December 1951
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English libretto - Spanish translation
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The plot for Britten's large-scale opera was based on a story by Herman Melville.
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