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

Prologue - I Am an Old Man...

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

4:41

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

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

6:24

Act I - Boat Ahoy! Guard Boat! Indomitable!

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

7:44

Act I - Billy Budd, King of the Birds!

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

2:12

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

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

3:21

Act I - Come Along, Kid!

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

4:14

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

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

2:01

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

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

4:08

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

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

8:59

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

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

5:02

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

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

5:10

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

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

6:09

Act II - Handsomely Done, My Lad

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

6:28

Act II - Come Here. Remember Your Promise.

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

4:51

Act II - Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!

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

3:51

Act II - Dansker Old Friend

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

4:40

Act III - I Don't Like the Look

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

3:26

Act III - Deck Ahoy! Enemy Sail

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

11:08

Act III - There You Are Again

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

7:15

Act III - Orchestral Interlude

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

5:30

Act III - You Must Forget All That for the Moment

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

3:47

Act III - The Mists Have Cleared.

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

2:55

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

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

9:26

Act III - I Accept Their Verdict

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

5:40

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

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

11:42

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

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

9:54

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

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

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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