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