Britten : Billy Budd
Gidon Saks, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Manchester Boys Choir, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé, Northern Voices, Eric Halfvarson, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson
"Pull, my bantams" (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, maintop, Novice, Squeak, First Lieutenant, seamen)
Christopher Gillet, Russell Smythe, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Christopher Maltman, Robert Johnston, Matthew Hargreaves, Andrew Burden, Ashley Holland, Gidon Saks, Simon Thorpe, Northern Voices, Manchester Boys Choir
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 1
"Send for John Claggart" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Jones, Billy)
Hallé, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Thomas Hampson, Martyn Hill, Simon Thorpe, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano, Russell Smythe
"Billy Budd, King of the birds!" (Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe, seamen's voices)
Nortthern Voices, Kent Nagano, Thomas Hampson, Simon Wilding, Russell Smythe, Gidon Saks, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir
"I heard, your honour!" (Claggart, Squeak, Sailor)
Hallé, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano, Christopher Gillet
"Come along, Kid!" (Novice's friend, Novice, seamen)
William Dazeley, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Andrew Burden, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices
"Christ, the poor chap..." (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun, seamen)
Thomas Hampson, Christopher Maltman, Ashley Holland, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices, Kent Nagano, Simon Thorpe, Eric Halfvarson, Matthew Hargreaves, Martyn Hill
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 1
"Vere! Vere!" - Officers and men of the Indomitable..." (Seamen, Vere, Billy)
Northern Voices, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Thomas Hampson
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2
"My compliments..." (Vere, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)
Hallé, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Russell Smythe, Kent Nagano, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Gidon Saks
"Don't like the french!" (Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Vere)
"Oh, that's nothing" (Vere, First Leutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Russell Smythe, Northern Voices
Interlude / "Blow her away..." (Seamen)
Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices, Kent Nagano
"Here lads!" (Donald, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker, Squeak, seamen)
Kent Nagano, Christopher Maltman, Christopher Gillet, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Martyn Hill, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2
"Come out of that" (Billy, Squeak, Claggart, Dansker, Cabin Boy, seamen)
Hallé, Eric Halfvarson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Christopher Gillet, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Kent Nagano, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2:
"Come here! Remenber your promise" (Claggart, Novice)
Andrew Burden, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Eric Halfvarson
"Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!" (Novice, Billy, Dansker)
Andrew Burden, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson
"I don't like the look of the mist" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Claggart)
"Deck ahoy!" (Maintop, Bosun, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Billy, seamen, powder monkeys)
Kent Nagano, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Northern Voices, Matthew Hargreaves, Martyn Hill, Christopher Maltman, Robert Johnston, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Russell Smythe, Manchester Boys Choir
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 3
"All guns ready, Sir!" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Maintop, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Kent Nagano, Robert Johnston, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Russell Smythe, Northern Voices
"There are you again, Master at Arms" (Vere, Claggart, First Lieutenant)
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 3
"Nay, nay, you're mistaken" (Vere, Claggart, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gidon Saks, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano, Simon Wilding, Hallé, Russell Smythe
"You wanted to see me" (Billy, Vere, Claggart)
"God o'mercy!" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Russell Smythe, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Interlude & "William Budd, you are accused" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy)
"Poor fellow, who could save him?" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere)
Russell Smythe, Hallé, Simon Wilding, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gidon Saks
"Look!... Trough the port comes the moonshine astray!" (Billy, Dansker)
Hallé, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano
"According to the articles of war" (First Lieutenant, Billy)
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 4
"Starry Vere, God bless you" (Choir)
Northern Voices, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir