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Billy Budd op. 50 (London 1961)

Libretto: E. M. Forster, Eric Crozier
Benjamin Britten, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Sir Peter Pears (Tenor), Theodor Uppman (Baritone), Friedrich Dalberg (Bass), Hervey Alan (Baritone), Geraint Evans (Baritone), Michael Langdon (Baritone), Anthony Marlowe (Tenor), Bryan Drake (Baritone), Inia Te Wiata (Bass), William McAlpine (Tenor), David Tree (Tenor), Ronald Lewis (Baritone), Rhydderch Davies (Baritone), Hubert Littlewood (Baritone), Ernlyn Jones (Tenor), John Cameron (Tenor), Peter Flynn (Tenor)
1951, London, Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Live
27 Tracks, 2:35:36

  • Prologue

    • 1. I am an old man...
      04:42

  • Act I

    • 1. Pull, my bantams! Pull, my sparrow-legs!
      06:25
    • 2. Boat ahoy! ... Guard boat! Indomitable!
      07:44
    • 3. Billy Budd, king of the birds!
      02:12
    • 4. I heard, your honour! Yes, I heard.
      03:21
    • 5. Come along, kid!
      04:15
    • 6. That's the one to study if you want to dodge punishment
      02:01
    • 7. Officers and men of the Indomitable, I greet you.
      04:09

  • Act II

    • 1. Boy! My compliment to Mr. Redburn and Mr. Flint
      09:00
    • 2. Ay, at Spithead the men may have had their grievances
      05:02
    • 3. Blow her away. Blow her to Hilo, Riley.
      05:11
    • 4. Here, lads! Here! Come here! Remember this one?
      06:09
    • 5. Handsomely done, my lad.
      06:29
    • 6. Come here.
      04:51
    • 7. Billy! Hist! Billy Budd!
      03:51
    • 8. Dansker, old friend
      04:41

  • Act III

    • 1. I don't like the look
      03:27
    • 2. Deck ahoy! Enemy sail
      11:08
    • 3. There you are again
      07:15
    • 4. Orchestral Interlude – Claggart
      05:31
    • 5. You must forget all that for the present.
      03:48
    • 6. The mists have cleared.
      02:56
    • 7. Orchestral Interlude – William Budd, you are accused
      09:26
    • 8. I accept your verdict.
      05:40

  • Act IV

    • 1. Look! Through the port comes the moonshine astray
      11:42
    • 2. Orchestral Interlude – According to the Articles of War
      09:54

  • Epilogue

    • 1. We committed his body to the deep
      04:46