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