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