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