Billy Budd

Billy Budd: Prologue "I am an old man..."

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Prologue. "I am an old man"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Langridge

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Pull, me bantams!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Pull, my bantams!"

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Boat Ahoy!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "Deck ahoy!"

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "First man forward!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "First man forward!"

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Your name?"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Your name?"

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Billy Budd, king of the birds!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Billy Budd, king of the birds!"

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "I hear, your honour!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "I heard, your honour!"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, John Tomlinson

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Come along, kid!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Come along kid! Come along!"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Christ! The poor chap..."

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Christ! the poor chap"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Clive Bayley

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "What's that? What's those whistles?"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "What's that? What's those whistles?"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Keyte

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Starry Vere we call him"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Starry Vere we call him"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene II. "Boy!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene II. "Boy!"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Langridge

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene II. "Gentlemen, the King!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene II. "Gentlemen, the King!"

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene II. "Ay, at Spithead..."

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene II. "Ay, at Spithead"

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene II. "We are, Sir. Claggart is an able one."

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene II. "We are, sir. Claggart is an able one"

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Blow her away."

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Blow her away"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "We're off to Samoa..."

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "We're off to Samoa"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Hi! You ... a... a...!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Hi! You...a...a..."

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Over the water..."

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Over the water"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Come here"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Come here. Remember your promise"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, John Tomlinson

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Billy!... Hist! Billy Budd!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Billy!... Hist! Billy Budd!"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Mark Padmore

Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Dansker, old friend..."

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Dansker, old friend, glad to see you"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Clive Bayley

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "I don't like the look of the mist..."

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "I don't like the look of the mist"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Alan Opie

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "With great regret I must disturb your honour."

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "With great regret I must disturb your honour"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, John Tomlinson

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "Deck ahoy!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "Deck ahoy!"

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "Volunteers! Call for boarding volunteers!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "Who'll volunteer to board 'em"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "There you are again, Master-at-Arms."

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "There you are again, Master-at-arms"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, John Tomlinson

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "Oh, this cursèd mist!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "O this cursed mist!"

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "Claggart, John Claggart, beware!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "Claggart, John Claggart, beware!"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Langridge

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "Master-at-Armas and foretopman..."

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "Master-at-arms and foretopman"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, John Tomlinson

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "God o' mercy!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "God o' mercy!"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Langridge

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "Gentlemen, William Budd here..."

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "Gentlemen, William Budd here"

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "William Budd, you are accused..."

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "William Budd, you are accused"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Alan Opie

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "Poor fellow, who could save him?"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "Poor fellow, who could save him?"

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "I accept their verdict."

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "I accept their verdict"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Langridge

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene III. "Look!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene III. “Look!”

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Keenlyside

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene III. "Here! Baby!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene III. "Here! Baby!"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Clive Bayley

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene III. "And farewell to ye..."

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene III. "And farewell to ye, old Rights o' Man!"

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Keenlyside

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene IV. "Interlude"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene III. Interlude

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene IV. "According to the Articles of War..."

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene IV. "According to the Articles of War"

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

Billy Budd: Act II, Scene IV. "Down all hands!"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Act II, Scene IV. "Down all hands!"

Matthew Best, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

Billy Budd: Epilogue. "We committed his body to the deep"

Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd: Epilogue. "We committed his body to the deep."

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Langridge