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