Britten : Billy Budd
Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gidon Saks, Eric Halfvarson, Manchester Boys Choir, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Kent Nagano
"Pull, my bantams" (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, maintop, Novice, Squeak, First Lieutenant, seamen)
Christopher Gillet, Kent Nagano, Christopher Maltman, Robert Johnston, Andrew Burden, Ashley Holland, Matthew Hargreaves, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Simon Thorpe, Russell Smythe, Northern Voices, Gidon Saks, Manchester Boys Choir
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 1
"Send for John Claggart" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Jones, Billy)
Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano, Martyn Hill, Russell Smythe, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Simon Thorpe, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé
"Billy Budd, King of the birds!" (Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe, seamen's voices)
Nortthern Voices, Kent Nagano, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson
"I heard, your honour!" (Claggart, Squeak, Sailor)
Kent Nagano, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé, Christopher Gillet
"Come along, Kid!" (Novice's friend, Novice, seamen)
Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, William Dazeley, Andrew Burden, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices
"Christ, the poor chap..." (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun, seamen)
Christopher Maltman, Ashley Holland, Kent Nagano, Matthew Hargreaves, Martyn Hill, Simon Thorpe, Eric Halfvarson, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 1
"Vere! Vere!" - Officers and men of the Indomitable..." (Seamen, Vere, Billy)
Hallé, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Thomas Hampson, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2
"My compliments..." (Vere, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)
Russell Smythe, Gidon Saks, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, 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)
Russell Smythe, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Northern Voices, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir
Interlude / "Blow her away..." (Seamen)
Kent Nagano, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices
"Here lads!" (Donald, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker, Squeak, seamen)
Kent Nagano, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Christopher Maltman, Martyn Hill, Christopher Gillet, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2
"Come out of that" (Billy, Squeak, Claggart, Dansker, Cabin Boy, seamen)
Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Christopher Gillet, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices, Eric Halfvarson
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2:
"Come here! Remenber your promise" (Claggart, Novice)
Kent Nagano, Andrew Burden, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé
"Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!" (Novice, Billy, Dansker)
Hallé, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Andrew Burden, Kent Nagano
"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)
Russell Smythe, Kent Nagano, Matthew Hargreaves, Martyn Hill, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Christopher Maltman, Robert Johnston, Northern Voices, Manchester Boys Choir
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 3
"All guns ready, Sir!" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Maintop, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Russell Smythe, Robert Johnston, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, 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)
Gidon Saks, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Russell Smythe, Hallé, Simon Wilding, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Eric Halfvarson
"You wanted to see me" (Billy, Vere, Claggart)
"God o'mercy!" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Simon Wilding, Hallé, Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano
Interlude & "William Budd, you are accused" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy)
"Poor fellow, who could save him?" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere)
Gidon Saks, Hallé, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Russell Smythe, Kent Nagano, Simon Wilding
"Look!... Trough the port comes the moonshine astray!" (Billy, Dansker)
Hallé, Kent Nagano, 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