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CHAN 9826
Multiple Set of 3 CDs
Britten: Billy Budd
Running Time: 164:31
Release Date: April 2000
Composer
Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten
Tenor Voice tenor - Captain Vere
Philip Langridge
Philip Langridge
Baritone Voice baritone - Billy Budd
Simon Keenlyside
Simon Keenlyside
Bass Voice bass - Claggart
Sir John Tomlinson
Sir John Tomlinson
Baritone Voice baritone - Mr Redburn
Alan Opie
Alan Opie
Solo bass-baritone - Mr Flint
Matthew Best
Matthew Best
Solo bass - Mr Ratcliffe
Alan Ewing
Alan Ewing
Solo tenor - Red Whiskers
Francis Egerton
Francis Egerton
Solo baritone - Donald
Quentin Hayes
Quentin Hayes
Solo bass - Dansker
Clive Bayley
Clive Bayley
Tenor Voice tenor - A Novice
Mark Padmore
Mark Padmore
Choral
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Chorus
Choral
Tiffin Boys' Choir
Tiffin Boys' Choir
Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Richard Hickox
Richard Hickox
Venue
Blackheath Halls, London
Blackheath Halls, London
Producer
Brian Couzens
Brian Couzens
Engineer
Ralph Couzens
Ralph Couzens
Engineer (Assistant)
Jonathan Cooper
Jonathan Cooper
Engineer (Assistant)
Richard Smoker
Richard Smoker
Genre:
Opera
Opera
Temporarily out of stock
Opera - Billy Budd
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Billy Budd
164:43
An opera in a prologue and two acts
Revised version 1961
Libretto by E.M. Forster and E. Crozier
Adapted from the story by Herman Melville
COMPACT DISC ONE
Prologue
1.
'I am an old man . . .'
5:09
Vere
Act I
Scene 1
2.
'Pull, me bantams!'
6:43
First Mate et al.
3.
'Boat ahoy!'
3:17
Maintop et al.
4.
'First man forward!'
2:17
Claggart et al.
5.
'Your name?'
2:40
Claggart, Billy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master
6.
'Billy Budd, king of the birds!'
2:27
Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe
22:36
COMPACT DISC TWO
1.
'I heard, your honour!'
3:29
Claggart, Squeak, Novice's Friend
2.
'Come along, kid!'
4:22
Novice's Friend, Novice, Chorus
3.
'Christ! The poor chap . . .'
1:30
Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald
4.
'What's that? What's those whistles?'
1:16
Billy, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun
5.
'Starry Vere we call him.'
2:17
Donald, Billy, Chorus, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Bosun
Scene 2
6.
'Boy!'
3:25
Vere, Boy
7.
'Gentlemen, the King!'
5:43
Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master
8.
'Ay, at Spithead . . .'
1:00
Vere, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant
9.
'We are, sir. Claggart is an able one.'
6:36
First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe
Scene 3
10.
'Blow her away.'
2:44
Red Whiskers, Chorus, Billy, Donald, Dansker
11.
'We're off to Samoa . . .'
3:43
Donald, Chorus, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker
12.
'Hi! You . . . a . . . a . . .!'
3:02
Billy et al.
13.
'Over the water . . .'
7:29
Chorus, Claggart
14.
'Come here.'
6:22
Claggart, Novice
15.
'Billy! . . . Hist! Billy Budd!'
4:23
Novice, Billy
16.
'Dansker, old friend . . .'
4:50
Billy, Dansker
62:17
COMPACT DISC THREE
Act II
Scene 1
1.
'I don't like the look of the mist . . .'
2:17
Vere, First Lieutenant
2.
'With great regret I must disturb your honour.'
1:04
Claggart, Vere
3.
'Deck ahoy!'
3:27
Maintop et al.
4.
'Volunteers! Call for boarding volunteers!'
8:13
Vere et al.
5.
'There you are again, Master-at-Arms.'
5:01
Vere, Claggart, Boy
6.
'Oh, this cursèd mist!'
4:04
Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe
Scene 2
7.
'Claggart, John Claggart, beware!'
3:36
Vere, Billy
8.
'Master-at-Arms and foretopman . . .'
3:19
Vere, Claggart, Billy
9.
'God o' mercy!'
2:11
Vere, Boy
10.
'Gentlemen, William Budd here . . .'
1:34
Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe
11.
'William Budd, you are accused . . .'
5:48
First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy
12.
'Poor fellow, who could save him?'
5:02
First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe
13.
'I accept their verdict.'
5:15
Vere
Scene 3
14.
'Look!'
6:05
Billy
15.
'Here! Baby!'
4:10
Dansker, Billy
16.
'And farewell to ye . . .'
5:49
Billy
Scene 4
17.
[Interlude]
3:11
18.
'''According to the Articles of War . . .'''
2:18
All except Vere
19.
'Down all hands!'
2:26
First Lieutenant et al.
Epilogue
20.
'We committed his body to the deep.'
4:57
Vere
79:48
Solo: Matthew Best bass-baritone - Mr Flint
Solo: Alan Ewing bass - Mr Ratcliffe
Solo: Francis Egerton tenor - Red Whiskers
Solo: Quentin Hayes baritone - Donald
Solo: Clive Bayley bass - Dansker
Choral: London Symphony Chorus
Choral: Tiffin Boys' Choir
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hickox
6-10 December 1999
