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