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