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