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