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