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