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