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