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