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