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