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