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