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