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