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