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