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Billy Budd op. 50 (London 1961)

Libretto: E. M. Forster, Eric Crozier
Donald Runnicles, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Choralschola der Wiener Hofburgkapelle, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Neil Shicoff (Tenor), Bo Skovhus (Baritone), Eric Halfvarson (Bass), Robert Bork (Baritone), Wolfgang Bankl (Bass), David Johnson (Baritone), John Dickie (Tenor), Geert Smits (Baritone), Alfred Šramek (Bass), John Nuzzo (Tenor), Cosmin Ifrim (Tenor), Janusz Monarcha (Bass), Boaz Daniel (Bass), Markus Pelz (Bass), Peter Jelosits (Tenor), Yu Chen (Baritone), Mario Steller (Bass), Valentin Heidrich (Speaker)
2001, Vienna, Staatsoper
Live
33 Tracks, 2:41:42

  • Prologue

    • 1. I am an old man … (Vere)
      05:19

  • Act I

    • 1. Pull, me bantams! (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Sailor, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, Maintop, Deck, Novice, Men, Squeak, Chorus)
      06:12
    • 2. Boat ahoy! (Maintop, Voice, Midshipmen, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Bosun, Ratcliffe)
      02:29
    • 3. To report having boarded (Ratcliffe, First Lieutenant, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Sailing Master, Jones, Billy)
      05:35
    • 4. Billy Budd, king of the birds! (Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe)
      02:13
    • 5. I heard, your honour! (Claggart, Squeak, Novice's Friend)
      03:18
    • 6. Come along, kid! (Novice's Friend, Novice, Chorus)
      03:14
    • 7. Christ! The poor chap … (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald)
      03:17
    • 8. Vere! Vere! ... Officers and men of the Indomitable (Seamen, Vere, Billy)
      03:47

  • Act II

    • 1. Boy! (Vere, Boy)
      02:07
    • 2. Plutarch, the Greeks and the Romans (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)
      04:19
    • 3. Any danger of French notions (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Chorus)
      05:17
    • 4. Land on the port bow, sir (Ratcliffe, Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Chorus)
      03:16
    • 5. Blow her away! (Red Whiskers, Chorus, Billy, Donald, Dansker)
      08:10
    • 6. Billy went to his bag (Dansker, Claggart, Squeak, Boy)
      03:12
    • 7. O beauty, o handsomeness (Claggart)
      04:23
    • 8. I, John Claggart, Master-at-Arms (Claggart, Novice)
      04:21
    • 9. Why had it to be Billy, the one we all love? (Novice, Billy, Dansker)
      10:40

  • Act III

    • 1. I don't like the look of the mist … (Vere, First Lieutenant)
      01:52
    • 2. Well, what is it, Master-at Arms? (All)
      12:32
    • 3. There you are again, Master-at-Arms. (Vere, Claggart, Boy)
      07:26
    • 4. Interlude
      03:13
    • 5. Claggart, John Claggart, beware! (Vere, Billy)
      03:44
    • 6. Master-at-Arms and foretopman (Vere, Claggart, Billy)
      03:52
    • 7. The mists have cleared (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
      03:15
    • 8. William Budd, you are accused (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy)
      09:46
    • 9. I accept their verdict. (Vere)
      06:03

  • Act IV

    • 1. Look! Through the port comes the moonshine astray (Billy)
      05:55
    • 2. Here! Baby! (Dansker, Billy)
      04:26
    • 3. And farewell to ye … (Billy)
      04:56
    • 4. According to the Articles of War (All except Vere)
      04:30
    • 5. Down all hands! And see that they go! (First Lieutenant)
      02:24

  • Epilogue

    • 1. We committed his body to the deep (Vere)
      06:39