Character John Claggart (Billy Budd)
Character Details
Portrayals
Year
Singer
Conductor
Other Singers
1951
Friedrich Dalberg
Benjamin Britten
Pears, Evans, Langdon
1967
Michael Langdon
Benjamin Britten
Pears, Shirley-Quirk, Tear
1978
Forbes Robinson
David Atherton
Lewis, Robinson, Herinckx
1988
Richard Van Allan
David Atherton
Langridge, Allen, Van Allan
1993
Eric Halfvarson
Kent Nagano
Rolfe-Johnson, Hampson, Van Allan
2000
John Tomlinson
Richard Hickox
Langridge, Tomlinson
2001
Samuel Ramey
Sir Andrew Davis
Ramey, Stilwell, Langan, Torre
2001
Eric Halfvarson
Donald Runnicles
Shicoff, Skovhus, Sramek
2009
Gidon Saks
Daniel Harding
Bostridge, Saks, Best
2010
Phillip Ens
Mark Elder
Ainsley, Jeffrey, White