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