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