Details
Britten's only opera for television centres on a young man destined for a military career who choses instead to take a heroic stand against war and violence. Thirty years after its transmission, this innovative new film version, reveals through a vivid film vocabulary the intensity of the drama and its passionate realization in Britten's music.
Cast/Performers
Gerald Finley,
Charlotte Hellekant,
Josephine Barstow (Dame)
Creatives/Company
Producer(s):
MJW Productions,
Channel 4 Television,
RM AssociatesDirector:
Margaret WilliamsConductor:
Kent NaganoCompany:
Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin
