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