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