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 Superb (1710) which included "Real San Felipe (St Philip the Royal)" with Vice-Admiral Castagneta aboard. At around 1300hrs, "Superb" engaged the enemy flagship and two others, and a running battle ensued. After two hours "Kent" joined the fight and "Superb" was able to force the Spanish admiral to surrender. In total, 17 Spanish ships were either taken or destroyed by the British fleet. On 3 April 1719, HMS "Superb" and HMS "Dragon" (previously HMS "Ormonde"), then in Menorca, were sent by Admiral Byng to join Captain Cavendish, who was charged with making peace with the Moors. While en route to rejoin Byng