Pull, my bantams! Pull, my sparrow-legs!...Who did that? (First Mate et al)
London Symphony Chorus · Daniel Harding · John Relyea · Neal Davies · Roderick Williams · Matthew Best · Mark Stone · Daniel Teadt · Jonathan Lemalu · Ian Bostridge · Darren Jeffery · Joseph Cullen · Alasdair Elliott · Adam Green · Andrew Kennedy · Andrew Tortise · Andrew Staples · Nathan Gunn · Hugo Shepherd · Matthew Rose · London Symphony Orchestra
Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)
Andrew Tortise · Adam Green · Mark Stone · Joseph Cullen · Hugo Shepherd · Matthew Rose · Andrew Kennedy · Nathan Gunn · Alasdair Elliott · John Relyea · Neal Davies · Roderick Williams · Matthew Best · Ian Bostridge · London Symphony Orchestra · Darren Jeffery · Jonathan Lemalu · Andrew Staples · Daniel Harding · London Symphony Chorus · Daniel Teadt
First man forward! (Claggart et al)
John Relyea · Neal Davies · Roderick Williams · Matthew Best · Alasdair Elliott · Daniel Harding · Andrew Tortise · London Symphony Orchestra · Andrew Staples · Joseph Cullen · London Symphony Chorus · Mark Stone · Andrew Kennedy · Darren Jeffery · Nathan Gunn · Jonathan Lemalu · Hugo Shepherd · Matthew Rose · Adam Green · Daniel Teadt · Ian Bostridge
Your name? - Billy Budd, sir (Claggart/Billy/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master)
Billy Budd, king of the birds (Billy/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant/Ratcliffe)
I heard your honour! (Claggart/Squeak/Novice's Friend)
John Relyea · London Symphony Orchestra · Roderick Williams · Andrew Tortise · Daniel Harding
Come along kid! Come along! (Novice's Friend/Novice/Chorus)
Christ! The poor chap, The poor little runt! (Billy/Dansker/Red Whiskers/Donald)
Nathan Gunn · London Symphony Orchestra · Daniel Teadt · Alasdair Elliott · Daniel Harding · Matthew Best
What's that? What's those whistles? (Billy/Donald/Claggart/First Mate/Second Mate/Bosun)
Darren Jeffery · Mark Stone · London Symphony Orchestra · Nathan Gunn · Adam Green · Daniel Teadt · Daniel Harding · John Relyea
Starry Vere we call him (Donald/Billy/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Dansker/Bosun)
Nathan Gunn · Daniel Harding · Alasdair Elliott · London Symphony Orchestra · Mark Stone · Joseph Cullen · Matthew Best · Daniel Teadt · London Symphony Chorus
Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)
Daniel Harding · London Symphony Orchestra · Hugo Shepherd · London Symphony Chorus · Ian Bostridge
Gentlemen, The King! (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master)
Ay, at Spithead the men may have had their grievances (Vere/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant)
We are, sir. Claggart is an able one...Land on the port bow, sir (First Lieutenant/Vere/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)
Blow her away, Blow her to Hilo (Red Whiskers/Chorus/Billy/Donald/Dansker)
Nathan Gunn · London Symphony Orchestra · Daniel Teadt · Joseph Cullen · Alasdair Elliott · Matthew Best · Daniel Harding · London Symphony Chorus
We're off to Samoa (Donald/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Billy/Donald/Dansker)
London Symphony Chorus · Daniel Teadt · Daniel Harding · Matthew Best · Alasdair Elliott · Joseph Cullen · Nathan Gunn · London Symphony Orchestra
Hi! You...A...A... (Billy et al)
Alasdair Elliott · Jonathan Lemalu · Daniel Teadt · Daniel Harding · Andrew Tortise · Matthew Best · Mark Stone · John Relyea · Neal Davies · Roderick Williams · London Symphony Chorus · Andrew Staples · Andrew Kennedy · Adam Green · Ian Bostridge · Joseph Cullen · Nathan Gunn · Hugo Shepherd · Matthew Rose · Darren Jeffery · London Symphony Orchestra
Over the water, over the ocean (Chorus/Claggart)
Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)
Billy!...Hist! Billy Budd! (Novice/Billy)
Dansker, old friend, glad to see you! (Billy/Dansker)
I don't like the look of the mist (Vere/First Lieutenant)
With great regret I must disturb your honour (Claggart/Vere)
Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow! (Maintop et al)
Andrew Tortise · Jonathan Lemalu · London Symphony Orchestra · Alasdair Elliott · John Relyea · Neal Davies · Roderick Williams · Matthew Best · London Symphony Chorus · Daniel Harding · Andrew Staples · Joseph Cullen · Mark Stone · Andrew Kennedy · Nathan Gunn · Darren Jeffery · Hugo Shepherd · Matthew Rose · Ian Bostridge · Daniel Teadt · Adam Green
Who'll volunteer to beard 'em in the smoke? (Vere et al.)
Joseph Cullen · London Symphony Chorus · Darren Jeffery · Ian Bostridge · Daniel Teadt · Daniel Harding · Alasdair Elliott · Hugo Shepherd · Matthew Rose · Jonathan Lemalu · London Symphony Orchestra · Mark Stone · Andrew Tortise · Andrew Staples · Adam Green · John Relyea · Neal Davies · Roderick Williams · Matthew Best · Andrew Kennedy · Nathan Gunn
There you are again, Master-at-arms (Vere/Claggart/Boy)
Daniel Harding · London Symphony Orchestra · Hugo Shepherd · Ian Bostridge · John Relyea
O this cursed mist (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)
Claggart, John Claggart, beware! I'm not so easily deceived (Vere/Billy)
Master-at-arms and foretopman, I speak to you both (Vere/Claggart/Billy)
Gentlemen, William Budd here has killed the Master-at-arms (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)
William Budd, you are accused... (First Lieutenant/Vere/Billy)
Poor fellow, who could save him? (First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)
Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! (Billy)
And farewell to ye, old Rights o' Man! (Billy)
"According to the Articles of War..." (All except Vere)
Darren Jeffery · Andrew Staples · John Relyea · Neal Davies · Roderick Williams · Matthew Best · London Symphony Chorus · Joseph Cullen · Andrew Kennedy · Jonathan Lemalu · Nathan Gunn · Adam Green · Daniel Teadt · Daniel Harding · Andrew Tortise · Hugo Shepherd · Matthew Rose · London Symphony Orchestra · Mark Stone · Alasdair Elliott
Down all hands! And see that they go! (First Lieutenant et al)
John Relyea · Neal Davies · Roderick Williams · Alasdair Elliott · Matthew Best · Adam Green · Jonathan Lemalu · Darren Jeffery · Andrew Staples · London Symphony Orchestra · London Symphony Chorus · Andrew Tortise · Hugo Shepherd · Matthew Rose · Mark Stone · Daniel Teadt · Ian Bostridge · Andrew Kennedy · Nathan Gunn · Daniel Harding · Joseph Cullen