Britten : Billy Budd
Gidon Saks, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Manchester Boys Choir, Eric Halfvarson, Northern Voices
"Pull, my bantams" (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, maintop, Novice, Squeak, First Lieutenant, seamen)
Hallé, Simon Thorpe, Russell Smythe, Robert Johnston, Gidon Saks, Christopher Gillet, Matthew Hargreaves, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Andrew Burden, Ashley Holland, Kent Nagano, Christopher Maltman, Manchester Boys Choir, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 1
"Send for John Claggart" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Jones, Billy)
Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Eric Halfvarson, Simon Thorpe, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Martyn Hill
"Billy Budd, King of the birds!" (Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe, seamen's voices)
Kent Nagano, Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Simon Wilding, Hallé, Nortthern Voices, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir
"I heard, your honour!" (Claggart, Squeak, Sailor)
Christopher Gillet, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano, Hallé
"Come along, Kid!" (Novice's friend, Novice, seamen)
William Dazeley, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Andrew Burden, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices
"Christ, the poor chap..." (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun, seamen)
Hallé, Kent Nagano, Simon Thorpe, Christopher Maltman, Ashley Holland, Thomas Hampson, Eric Halfvarson, Matthew Hargreaves, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Martyn Hill, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 1
"Vere! Vere!" - Officers and men of the Indomitable..." (Seamen, Vere, Billy)
Thomas Hampson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2
"My compliments..." (Vere, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)
Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Kent Nagano, Gidon Saks, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Russell Smythe, Hallé
"Don't like the french!" (Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Vere)
"Oh, that's nothing" (Vere, First Leutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Simon Wilding, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Gidon Saks, Kent Nagano, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Russell Smythe, Northern Voices
Interlude / "Blow her away..." (Seamen)
Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices, Kent Nagano, Hallé
"Here lads!" (Donald, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker, Squeak, seamen)
Martyn Hill, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Christopher Maltman, Christopher Gillet, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2
"Come out of that" (Billy, Squeak, Claggart, Dansker, Cabin Boy, seamen)
Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Christopher Gillet, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2:
"Come here! Remenber your promise" (Claggart, Novice)
Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano, Hallé, Andrew Burden
"Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!" (Novice, Billy, Dansker)
Hallé, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Andrew Burden, Kent Nagano
"I don't like the look of the mist" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Claggart)
"Deck ahoy!" (Maintop, Bosun, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Billy, seamen, powder monkeys)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Christopher Maltman, Simon Wilding, Robert Johnston, Gidon Saks, Richard Van Allas, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Manchester Boys Choir, Matthew Hargreaves, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Martyn Hill, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 3
"All guns ready, Sir!" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Maintop, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Russell Smythe, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Robert Johnston, Gidon Saks, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Simon Wilding, Hallé, Northern Voices
"There are you again, Master at Arms" (Vere, Claggart, First Lieutenant)
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 3
"Nay, nay, you're mistaken" (Vere, Claggart, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Russell Smythe, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Simon Wilding, Gidon Saks, Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano
"You wanted to see me" (Billy, Vere, Claggart)
"God o'mercy!" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Simon Wilding, Hallé, Gidon Saks, Kent Nagano, Russell Smythe
Interlude & "William Budd, you are accused" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy)
"Poor fellow, who could save him?" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere)
Hallé, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kent Nagano, Gidon Saks, Russell Smythe, Simon Wilding
"Look!... Trough the port comes the moonshine astray!" (Billy, Dansker)
Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Hallé, Kent Nagano
"According to the articles of war" (First Lieutenant, Billy)
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 4
"Starry Vere, God bless you" (Choir)
Northern Voices, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano