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