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