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