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