Pull, my bantams! Pull, my sparrow-legs!...Who did that? (First Mate et al)
Daniel Harding, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Best, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Andrew Staples, Alasdair Elliott, Daniel Teadt, Ian Bostridge, John Relyea, Neal Davies, Roderick Williams, Darren Jeffery, Adam Green, Mark Stone, Andrew Tortise, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Andrew Kennedy, Joseph Cullen
Guard boat! Indomitable! (Maintop et al)
Andrew Tortise, London Symphony Chorus, Andrew Kennedy, Adam Green, Alasdair Elliott, Daniel Teadt, Ian Bostridge, Andrew Staples, John Relyea, Neal Davies, Roderick Williams, Matthew Best, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Jonathan Lemalu, Joseph Cullen, Darren Jeffery, Mark Stone, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose
First man forward! (Claggart et al)
John Relyea, Neal Davies, Roderick Williams, Nathan Gunn, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Alasdair Elliott, Daniel Teadt, Andrew Kennedy, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Joseph Cullen, Darren Jeffery, Mark Stone, Matthew Best, London Symphony Chorus, Adam Green, Andrew Tortise, Andrew Staples, Daniel Harding, Jonathan Lemalu
Your name? - Billy Budd, sir (Claggart/Billy/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master)
Billy Budd, king of the birds (Billy/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant/Ratcliffe)
I heard your honour! (Claggart/Squeak/Novice's Friend)
John Relyea, Roderick Williams, Andrew Tortise, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra
Come along kid! Come along! (Novice's Friend/Novice/Chorus)
Christ! The poor chap, The poor little runt! (Billy/Dansker/Red Whiskers/Donald)
Matthew Best, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Alasdair Elliott, Daniel Teadt, Daniel Harding
What's that? What's those whistles? (Billy/Donald/Claggart/First Mate/Second Mate/Bosun)
John Relyea, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Teadt, Adam Green, Daniel Harding, Darren Jeffery, Mark Stone
Starry Vere we call him (Donald/Billy/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Dansker/Bosun)
Matthew Best, Mark Stone, Daniel Harding, Joseph Cullen, London Symphony Chorus, Alasdair Elliott, Daniel Teadt, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra
Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere/Boy)
Hugo Shepherd, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Ian Bostridge
Gentlemen, The King! (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master)
Ay, at Spithead the men may have had their grievances (Vere/Sailing Master/First Lieutenant)
We are, sir. Claggart is an able one...Land on the port bow, sir (First Lieutenant/Vere/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)
Blow her away, Blow her to Hilo (Red Whiskers/Chorus/Billy/Donald/Dansker)
Matthew Best, Alasdair Elliott, Daniel Teadt, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Chorus, Joseph Cullen
We're off to Samoa (Donald/Chorus/Red Whiskers/Billy/Donald/Dansker)
Alasdair Elliott, Daniel Teadt, Joseph Cullen, London Symphony Chorus, Matthew Best, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding
Hi! You...A...A... (Billy et al)
Daniel Harding, Jonathan Lemalu, Alasdair Elliott, Daniel Teadt, Andrew Tortise, Joseph Cullen, Adam Green, London Symphony Chorus, John Relyea, Neal Davies, Andrew Staples, Roderick Williams, Darren Jeffery, Mark Stone, Nathan Gunn, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Kennedy, Matthew Best, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose
Over the water, over the ocean (Chorus/Claggart)
Come here, Remember your promise (Claggart/Novice)
Billy!...Hist! Billy Budd! (Novice/Billy)
Dansker, old friend, glad to see you! (Billy/Dansker)
I don't like the look of the mist (Vere/First Lieutenant)
With great regret I must disturb your honour (Claggart/Vere)
Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow! (Maintop et al)
Andrew Staples, London Symphony Chorus, Nathan Gunn, John Relyea, Neal Davies, London Symphony Orchestra, Roderick Williams, Matthew Best, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Joseph Cullen, Adam Green, Andrew Kennedy, Ian Bostridge, Darren Jeffery, Mark Stone, Daniel Harding, Jonathan Lemalu, Alasdair Elliott, Daniel Teadt, Andrew Tortise
Who'll volunteer to beard 'em in the smoke? (Vere et al.)
Andrew Staples, Nathan Gunn, Ian Bostridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Darren Jeffery, Mark Stone, Andrew Tortise, Joseph Cullen, Andrew Kennedy, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, John Relyea, Neal Davies, Roderick Williams, Matthew Best, Alasdair Elliott, Daniel Teadt, Daniel Harding, Jonathan Lemalu, Adam Green, London Symphony Chorus
There you are again, Master-at-arms (Vere/Claggart/Boy)
Hugo Shepherd, Ian Bostridge, Daniel Harding, London Symphony Orchestra, John Relyea
O this cursed mist (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)
Claggart, John Claggart, beware! I'm not so easily deceived (Vere/Billy)
Master-at-arms and foretopman, I speak to you both (Vere/Claggart/Billy)
Gentlemen, William Budd here has killed the Master-at-arms (Vere/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)
William Budd, you are accused... (First Lieutenant/Vere/Billy)
Poor fellow, who could save him? (First Lieutenant/Sailing Master/Ratcliffe)
Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! (Billy)
And farewell to ye, old Rights o' Man! (Billy)
"According to the Articles of War..." (All except Vere)
John Relyea, Neal Davies, Darren Jeffery, Roderick Williams, Andrew Tortise, Matthew Best, Mark Stone, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Andrew Kennedy, Adam Green, Daniel Harding, Jonathan Lemalu, London Symphony Chorus, Joseph Cullen, Alasdair Elliott, Daniel Teadt, Andrew Staples
Down all hands! And see that they go! (First Lieutenant et al)
Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Adam Green, Andrew Tortise, John Relyea, Neal Davies, Roderick Williams, Matthew Best, Hugo Shepherd, Matthew Rose, Andrew Staples, Daniel Harding, Jonathan Lemalu, Alasdair Elliott, Daniel Teadt, Ian Bostridge, Andrew Kennedy, Darren Jeffery, Mark Stone, London Symphony Chorus, Joseph Cullen