I am an old man who has experienced much. (Vere)
The Glyndebourne Chorus, John-Mark Ainsley, Jacques Imbrailo, Phillip Ens, Mark Elder, Matthew Rose, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Pull, my bantams! (First Mate et al.)
Matthew Rose, John-Mark Ainsley, Jacques Imbrailo, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Phillip Ens, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Mark Elder
Boat ahoy! (Maintop et al.)
John-Mark Ainsley, Jacques Imbrailo, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Mark Elder, Matthew Rose, Phillip Ens, London Philharmonic Orchestra
First man forward! (Claggart et al.)
The Glyndebourne Chorus, Jacques Imbrailo, Matthew Rose, John-Mark Ainsley, Mark Elder, Phillip Ens, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Billy Budd, king of the birds! (Billy Budd, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe, Claggart)
John-Mark Ainsley, Matthew Rose, Mark Elder, Phillip Ens, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Jacques Imbrailo, London Philharmonic Orchestra
I heard, your honour. (Claggart, Squeak)
Jacques Imbrailo, Phillip Ens, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Mark Elder, John-Mark Ainsley, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthew Rose
Come along, kid! (Novice’s Friend, Novice, Chorus)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthew Rose, Mark Elder, The Glyndebourne Chorus, John-Mark Ainsley, Phillip Ens, Jacques Imbrailo
Christ! The poor chap, the poor little runt! (Billy Budd, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald)
Mark Elder, Matthew Rose, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jacques Imbrailo, The Glyndebourne Chorus, John-Mark Ainsley, Phillip Ens
What’s that? What’s those whistles? (Billy Budd, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Dansker, Bosun)
Phillip Ens, The Glyndebourne Chorus, John-Mark Ainsley, Mark Elder, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthew Rose, Jacques Imbrailo
Starry Vere we call him. (Donald, Billy Budd, Chorus, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Bosun)
Matthew Rose, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jacques Imbrailo, John-Mark Ainsley, Phillip Ens, Mark Elder, The Glyndebourne Chorus
Boy! (Vere, Cabin Boy)
The Glyndebourne Chorus, John-Mark Ainsley, Jacques Imbrailo, Phillip Ens, Mark Elder, Matthew Rose, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Gentlemen, the King! (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthew Rose, John-Mark Ainsley, Jacques Imbrailo, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Mark Elder, Phillip Ens
Ay, at Spithead the men may have had their grievances… (Vere, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant)
Matthew Rose, John-Mark Ainsley, The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jacques Imbrailo, Phillip Ens, Mark Elder
We are, sir. Claggart is an able one. (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Chorus, Ratcliffe)
Mark Elder, Jacques Imbrailo, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Phillip Ens, Matthew Rose, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John-Mark Ainsley
Interlude
Matthew Rose, Jacques Imbrailo, Phillip Ens, Mark Elder, John-Mark Ainsley, The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Blow her away. (Red Whiskers, Chorus, Billy Budd, Donald, Dansker)
Mark Elder, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Matthew Rose, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John-Mark Ainsley, Jacques Imbrailo, Phillip Ens
We’re off to Samoa (Donald, Chorus, Red Whiskers, Billy Budd, Dansker)
Mark Elder, Jacques Imbrailo, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthew Rose, John-Mark Ainsley, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Phillip Ens
Hi! You… a… a…! (Billy Budd et al.)
John-Mark Ainsley, Phillip Ens, Mark Elder, London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Matthew Rose, Jacques Imbrailo
Over the water... (Chorus, Claggart)
Matthew Rose, Mark Elder, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Jacques Imbrailo, John-Mark Ainsley, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Phillip Ens
Come here. Remember your promise. (Claggart, Novice)
Jacques Imbrailo, Matthew Rose, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Phillip Ens, John-Mark Ainsley, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Elder
Billy!... Hist! Billy Budd! (Novice, Billy Budd)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Phillip Ens, Mark Elder, John-Mark Ainsley, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Jacques Imbrailo, Matthew Rose
Dansker, old friend, glad to see you! (Billy Budd, Dansker)
The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Phillip Ens, John-Mark Ainsley, Matthew Rose, Mark Elder, Jacques Imbrailo
I don’t like the look of the mist, Mr Redburn (Vere, First Lieutenant)
Jacques Imbrailo, London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Chorus, John-Mark Ainsley, Phillip Ens, Matthew Rose, Mark Elder
Well what is it, Master-at-Arms? (Vere, Claggart)
Mark Elder, Phillip Ens, John-Mark Ainsley, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Matthew Rose, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jacques Imbrailo
Deck Ahoy! (Maintop et al.)
Phillip Ens, John-Mark Ainsley, Jacques Imbrailo, Matthew Rose, Mark Elder, London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Chorus
Volunteers! Call for boarding volunteers! (Vere et al.)
Jacques Imbrailo, London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Chorus, John-Mark Ainsley, Mark Elder, Matthew Rose, Phillip Ens
There you are again, Master-at-Arms. (Vere, Claggart, Cabin Boy)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthew Rose, Jacques Imbrailo, Phillip Ens, John-Mark Ainsley, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Mark Elder
O, this cursèd mist! (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Matthew Rose, Mark Elder, The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John-Mark Ainsley, Phillip Ens, Jacques Imbrailo
Claggart, John Claggart, beware! (Vere, Billy Budd)
Phillip Ens, John-Mark Ainsley, Jacques Imbrailo, Mark Elder, The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthew Rose
Master-at -Arms and foretopman… (Vere, Claggart, Billy Budd)
Phillip Ens, John-Mark Ainsley, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Jacques Imbrailo, Matthew Rose, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Elder
God o’ mercy! (Vere)
Phillip Ens, Jacques Imbrailo, Mark Elder, Matthew Rose, John-Mark Ainsley, The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Gentlemen, William Budd here has killed the Master-at-Arms (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Jacques Imbrailo, John-Mark Ainsley, Mark Elder, Matthew Rose, The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Phillip Ens
William Budd, you are accused by Captain Vere... (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy Budd)
Jacques Imbrailo, John-Mark Ainsley, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthew Rose, Mark Elder, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Phillip Ens
Poor fellow, who could save him? (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Elder, Jacques Imbrailo, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Phillip Ens, John-Mark Ainsley, Matthew Rose
I accept their verdict. (Vere)
The Glyndebourne Chorus, Phillip Ens, Matthew Rose, John-Mark Ainsley, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jacques Imbrailo, Mark Elder
Look! (Billy Budd)
Jacques Imbrailo, Matthew Rose, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John-Mark Ainsley, Phillip Ens, Mark Elder, The Glyndebourne Chorus
Here! Baby! (Dansker, Billy Budd)
The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Elder, John-Mark Ainsley, Matthew Rose, Phillip Ens, Jacques Imbrailo
And farewell to ye, old Rights o’ Man! (Billy Budd)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Elder, Matthew Rose, John-Mark Ainsley, Phillip Ens, Jacques Imbrailo, The Glyndebourne Chorus
Interlude
London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Matthew Rose, John-Mark Ainsley, Mark Elder, Jacques Imbrailo, Phillip Ens
According to the Articles of War … (All except Vere)
John-Mark Ainsley, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Mark Elder, Phillip Ens, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthew Rose, Jacques Imbrailo
Down all hands! (First Lieutenant et al.)
Matthew Rose, Jacques Imbrailo, John-Mark Ainsley, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Mark Elder, Phillip Ens, London Philharmonic Orchestra
We committed his body to the deep (Vere)
John-Mark Ainsley, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Elder, Phillip Ens, Matthew Rose, The Glyndebourne Chorus, Jacques Imbrailo