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