Character Captain Edward Fairfax Vere (Billy Budd)
Character Details
Portrayals
Year
Singer
Conductor
Other Singers
1951
Peter Pears
Benjamin Britten
Pears, Evans, Langdon
1967
Peter Pears
Benjamin Britten
Pears, Shirley-Quirk, Tear
1978
Richard Lewis
David Atherton
Lewis, Robinson, Herinckx
1988
Philip Langridge
David Atherton
Langridge, Allen, Van Allan
1993
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson
Kent Nagano
Rolfe-Johnson, Hampson, Van Allan
2000
Philip Langridge
Richard Hickox
Langridge, Tomlinson
2001
Kim Begley
Sir Andrew Davis
Ramey, Stilwell, Langan, Torre
2001
Neil Shicoff
Donald Runnicles
Shicoff, Skovhus, Sramek
2009
Ian Bostridge
Daniel Harding
Bostridge, Saks, Best
2010
John Mark Ainsley
Mark Elder
Ainsley, Jeffrey, White