Britten : Billy Budd
Gidon Saks, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices, Manchester Boys Choir
"Pull, my bantams" (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, maintop, Novice, Squeak, First Lieutenant, seamen)
Kent Nagano, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Christopher Gillet, Northern Voices, Simon Thorpe, Russell Smythe, Matthew Hargreaves, Christopher Maltman, Robert Johnston, Andrew Burden, Ashley Holland, Gidon Saks, Manchester Boys Choir
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 1
"Send for John Claggart" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Jones, Billy)
Kent Nagano, Simon Wilding, Martyn Hill, Gidon Saks, Simon Thorpe, Eric Halfvarson, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Hallé
"Billy Budd, King of the birds!" (Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe, seamen's voices)
Russell Smythe, Kent Nagano, Nortthern Voices, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Thomas Hampson, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks
"I heard, your honour!" (Claggart, Squeak, Sailor)
Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Christopher Gillet
"Come along, Kid!" (Novice's friend, Novice, seamen)
Andrew Burden, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, William Dazeley, Northern Voices
"Christ, the poor chap..." (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun, seamen)
Kent Nagano, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Simon Thorpe, Eric Halfvarson, Matthew Hargreaves, Martyn Hill, Christopher Maltman, Ashley Holland, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 1
"Vere! Vere!" - Officers and men of the Indomitable..." (Seamen, Vere, Billy)
Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Northern Voices, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2
"My compliments..." (Vere, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Hallé, Russell Smythe, Kent Nagano, Gidon Saks
"Don't like the french!" (Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Vere)
"Oh, that's nothing" (Vere, First Leutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Russell Smythe, Northern Voices
Interlude / "Blow her away..." (Seamen)
Kent Nagano, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices
"Here lads!" (Donald, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker, Squeak, seamen)
Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Christopher Gillet, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano, Christopher Maltman, Martyn Hill, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2
"Come out of that" (Billy, Squeak, Claggart, Dansker, Cabin Boy, seamen)
Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Christopher Gillet, Eric Halfvarson, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Northern Voices, Kent Nagano
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2:
"Come here! Remenber your promise" (Claggart, Novice)
Eric Halfvarson, Andrew Burden, Kent Nagano, Hallé
"Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!" (Novice, Billy, Dansker)
Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Andrew Burden, Kent Nagano, Hallé
"I don't like the look of the mist" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Claggart)
"Deck ahoy!" (Maintop, Bosun, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Billy, seamen, powder monkeys)
Kent Nagano, Matthew Hargreaves, Martyn Hill, Russell Smythe, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Christopher Maltman, Robert Johnston, Northern Voices, Manchester Boys Choir
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 3
"All guns ready, Sir!" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Maintop, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Kent Nagano, Russell Smythe, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Robert Johnston, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Northern Voices
"There are you again, Master at Arms" (Vere, Claggart, First Lieutenant)
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 3
"Nay, nay, you're mistaken" (Vere, Claggart, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Simon Wilding, Kent Nagano, Gidon Saks, Eric Halfvarson, Russell Smythe, Hallé
"You wanted to see me" (Billy, Vere, Claggart)
"God o'mercy!" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Russell Smythe, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé
Interlude & "William Budd, you are accused" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy)
"Poor fellow, who could save him?" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe, Hallé, Simon Wilding
"Look!... Trough the port comes the moonshine astray!" (Billy, Dansker)
Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano, Hallé
"According to the articles of war" (First Lieutenant, Billy)
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 4
"Starry Vere, God bless you" (Choir)
Kent Nagano, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices