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