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