ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA’S new production of Benjamin Britten’s opera BILLY BUDD opens on 18 June at the London Coliseum. From the award-winning team behind ENO’s Peter Grimes this production reunites director David Alden and conductor Edward Gardner for the first time since 2009.

Benedict Nelson as Billy Budd (left).
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Benedict Nelson as Billy Budd (top) and Gwynne Howell as Dansker.
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