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