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