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