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