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