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