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