Billy Budd (opera) percussion (six players [xylophone, glockenspiel, triangle, block, tambourine, side drum, tenor drum, bass drum, whip, cymbals, small gong, 4 drums (played by drummers on stage)]), harp, strings. Prologue "Scene 1: Main deck and quarter-deck of "HMS Indomitable" " "Scene 2: Address" Act 2 "Scene 1: Captain Vere's cabin" "Scene 2: Berth-deck" Act 3 "Scene 1: Main deck and quarter-deck" "Scene 2: Captain Vere's cabin" Act 4 "Scene 1: Bay of the upper gun-deck" "Scene 2: Main deck and quarter-deck" Epilogue Captain Edward Fairfax Vere, an old man, reflects on his life and his time in the navy. He reflects on
HMS Surprise (1796) HMS Surprise (1796) HMS "Surprise" was the name the Royal Navy gave to the French Navy's corvette "Unité" after her capture in 1796. Launched on 16 February 1794, the ship gained fame in 1799 for the recapture of , and in 1802 was sold out of the service. Historical fiction author Patrick O'Brian set many of his Aubrey–Maturin series aboard HMS "Surprise", including the 2003 . Pierre-Alexandre Forfait designed "Unité", the name ship for a class of corvette. Although the French initially rated "Unité" as a corvette, the ships of her class bridged a gap between smaller warships and frigates,