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