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