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