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