Britten : Billy Budd
Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Gidon Saks, Eric Halfvarson, Manchester Boys Choir, Northern Voices
"Pull, my bantams" (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, maintop, Novice, Squeak, First Lieutenant, seamen)
Andrew Burden, Ashley Holland, Russell Smythe, Matthew Hargreaves, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Simon Thorpe, Christopher Maltman, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Christopher Gillet, Robert Johnston, Gidon Saks, Northern Voices, Manchester Boys Choir
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 1
"Send for John Claggart" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Jones, Billy)
Simon Wilding, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Gidon Saks, Martyn Hill, Simon Thorpe, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano
"Billy Budd, King of the birds!" (Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe, seamen's voices)
Gidon Saks, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Simon Wilding, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Nortthern Voices
"I heard, your honour!" (Claggart, Squeak, Sailor)
Hallé, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano, Christopher Gillet
"Come along, Kid!" (Novice's friend, Novice, seamen)
Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Andrew Burden, William Dazeley, Northern Voices
"Christ, the poor chap..." (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun, seamen)
Simon Thorpe, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé, Matthew Hargreaves, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Martyn Hill, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano, Ashley Holland, Christopher Maltman, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 1
"Vere! Vere!" - Officers and men of the Indomitable..." (Seamen, Vere, Billy)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé, Northern Voices, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2
"My compliments..." (Vere, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)
Hallé, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe, 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)
Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe, Simon Wilding, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices
Interlude / "Blow her away..." (Seamen)
Northern Voices, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Hallé
"Here lads!" (Donald, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker, Squeak, seamen)
Kent Nagano, Christopher Gillet, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Christopher Maltman, Martyn Hill, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2
"Come out of that" (Billy, Squeak, Claggart, Dansker, Cabin Boy, seamen)
Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Eric Halfvarson, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Kent Nagano, Christopher Gillet, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2:
"Come here! Remenber your promise" (Claggart, Novice)
Hallé, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano, Andrew Burden
"Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!" (Novice, Billy, Dansker)
Andrew Burden, Kent Nagano, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, 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)
Christopher Maltman, Simon Wilding, Robert Johnston, Gidon Saks, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Richard Van Allas, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Martyn Hill, Matthew Hargreaves, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices, Manchester Boys Choir
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 3
"All guns ready, Sir!" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Maintop, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Russell Smythe, Robert Johnston, Gidon Saks, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Simon Wilding, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Kent Nagano, 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, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Kent Nagano, Russell Smythe, Eric Halfvarson, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Hallé
"You wanted to see me" (Billy, Vere, Claggart)
"God o'mercy!" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Simon Wilding, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Russell Smythe, Gidon Saks
Interlude & "William Budd, you are accused" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy)
"Poor fellow, who could save him?" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere)
Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe, Simon Wilding, Hallé, Kent Nagano, 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, Hallé, Northern Voices