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