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