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