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