John Dexter’s brilliant production of Britten’s searing opera stars Dwayne Croft in the title role of the handsome young sailor whose ... who falsely accuses Billy of inciting a mutiny.

PITTSFIELD — The Berkshire County Historical Society's yearlong celebration of the 100th anniversary of the publication of Herman Melville's "Billy Budd, Sailor" is coming to a close. Before the ...

Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.

It was the venue this year for Opera North’s 2016 production of Britten’s Billy Budd, the composer’s finest ... of the destruction of an innocent young sailor press-ganged onto a British ...

Earlier, there was a marathon reading and a new I.P.A. from Hot Plate Brewing Co. called “Handsome Sailor,” and BCHS will screen Peter Ustinov’s film version at the Beacon Cinema on Nov. 13. A new ...

IT is the centennial year of "Billy Budd, Sailor," Herman Melville's last book, a novella. Melville wrote it in the last five years of his life, but it was published posthumously only in 1924.