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