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