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