‎Billy Budd (Opera In Four Acts (World Premier Performance - December 1, 1951) by Benjamin Britten

Prologue - I Am an Old Man...

Benjamin Britten, Theodor Uppman, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Peter Pears, Frederick Dalberg

4:41

Act I - Pull, My Bantams! Pull, My Sparrow-Legs!

Benjamin Britten, Theodor Uppman, Frederick Dalberg, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Peter Pears

6:24

Act I - Boat Ahoy! Guard Boat! Indomitable!

Frederick Dalberg, Theodor Uppman, Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

7:44

Act I - Billy Budd, King of the Birds!

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Benjamin Britten, Frederick Dalberg, Theodor Uppman, Sir Peter Pears

2:12

Act I - I Heard, Your Honour! Yes! I Heard.

Benjamin Britten, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Frederick Dalberg, Theodor Uppman, Sir Peter Pears

3:21

Act I - Come Along, Kid!

Frederick Dalberg, Sir Peter Pears, Theodor Uppman, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Benjamin Britten

4:14

Act I - That's the One to Study If You Want to Dodge Punishment.

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Theodor Uppman, Benjamin Britten, Frederick Dalberg, Sir Peter Pears

2:01

Act I - Officers and Men of the Indomitable, I Greet You!

Theodor Uppman, Benjamin Britten, Frederick Dalberg, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Peter Pears

4:08

Act II - Boy! My Compliments to Mr. Redburn and Mr. Flint...

Frederick Dalberg, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Theodor Uppman, Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears

8:59

Act II - Ay, At Spithead the Men May Have Had Their Grievances...

Benjamin Britten, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Peter Pears, Theodor Uppman, Frederick Dalberg

5:02

Act II - Blow Her Away! Blow Her to Hilo, Riley!

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Benjamin Britten, Theodor Uppman, Frederick Dalberg, Sir Peter Pears

5:10

Act II - Here Lads! Here! Come Here! Remember This One?

Theodor Uppman, Frederick Dalberg, Benjamin Britten, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Peter Pears

6:09

Act II - Handsomely Done, My Lad

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Frederick Dalberg, Theodor Uppman, Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears

6:28

Act II - Come Here. Remember Your Promise.

Frederick Dalberg, Theodor Uppman, Benjamin Britten, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Peter Pears

4:51

Act II - Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!

Frederick Dalberg, Benjamin Britten, Theodor Uppman, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Peter Pears

3:51

Act II - Dansker Old Friend

Frederick Dalberg, Theodor Uppman, Benjamin Britten, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Peter Pears

4:40

Act III - I Don't Like the Look

Benjamin Britten, Theodor Uppman, Frederick Dalberg, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Peter Pears

3:26

Act III - Deck Ahoy! Enemy Sail

Theodor Uppman, Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears, Frederick Dalberg, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

11:08

Act III - There You Are Again

Theodor Uppman, Benjamin Britten, Frederick Dalberg, Sir Peter Pears, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

7:15

Act III - Orchestral Interlude

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Benjamin Britten, Frederick Dalberg, Theodor Uppman, Sir Peter Pears

5:30

Act III - You Must Forget All That for the Moment

Benjamin Britten, Theodor Uppman, Sir Peter Pears, Frederick Dalberg, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

3:47

Act III - The Mists Have Cleared.

Frederick Dalberg, Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Theodor Uppman

2:55

Act III - Orchestral Interlude - William Budd, You Are Accused...

Benjamin Britten, Theodor Uppman, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Frederick Dalberg, Sir Peter Pears

9:26

Act III - I Accept Their Verdict

Theodor Uppman, Sir Peter Pears, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Benjamin Britten, Frederick Dalberg

5:40

Act IV - Look! Through the Port Comes the Moonshine Astray!

Benjamin Britten, Theodor Uppman, Frederick Dalberg, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Peter Pears

11:42

Act IV - Orchestral Interlude; 'According to the Articles of War...'

Theodor Uppman, Frederick Dalberg, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears

9:54

Act IV - Epilogue: We Committed His Body to the Deep.

Frederick Dalberg, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Theodor Uppman, Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears

4:46

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Benjamin Britten

Artist
Sir Peter Pears

Tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Frederick Dalberb

Artist

Hervey Alan

Producer
Doug Pomeroy

Mastering Engineer
Philip Reed

Liner Notes

Billy Budd (Opera In Four Acts (World Premier Performance - December 1, 1951)

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