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