Benjamin Britten
Billy Budd, Op.50
Donald Runnicles (conductor) · Neil Shicoff (tenor) · Bo Skovhus (baritone) · Wolfgang Bankl (bass) · Geert Smits (bass) · Alfred Sramek (baritone) · Cosmin Ifrim (tenor) · Boaz Daniel (bass) · Peter Jelosits (baritone) · Vienna State Opera Chorus (choir) · Vienna State Opera Orchestra (orchestra) · Eric Halfvarson · Robert Bork · David Johnson · John Dickie · John Nuzzo · Janusz Monarcha · Markus Pelz · Yu Chen · Mario Steller · Valentin Klausburg · Vienna Hofburgkapelle Choir
Movements
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Prologue: Prologue: I am an old man … (Vere)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I: Act I Scene 1: Pull, me bantams! (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Sailor, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, Maintop, Deck, Novice, Men, Squeak, Chorus)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I: Act I Scene 1: Boat ahoy! (Maintop, Voice, Midshipmen, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Bosun, Ratcliffe)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I: Act I Scene 1: To report having boarded (Ratcliffe, First Lieutenant, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Sailing Master, Jones, Billy)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I: Act I Scene 1: Billy Budd, king of the birds! (Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I: Act I Scene 1: I heard, your honour! (Claggart, Squeak, Novice's Friend)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I: Act I Scene 1: Come along, kid! (Novice's Friend, Novice, Chorus)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I: Act I Scene 1: Christ! The poor chap … (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act I: Act I Scene 1: Vere! Vere! - Officers and men of the Indomitable … (Seamen, Vere, Billy)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II: Act II Scene 1: Boy! (Vere, Boy)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II: Act II Scene 1: Plutarch - The Greeks and the Romans (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II: Act II Scene 1: Any danger of French notions (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Chorus)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II: Act II Scene 1: Land on the port bow, sir (Ratcliffe, Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Chorus)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II: Act II Scene 2: Blow her away. (Red Whiskers, Chorus, Billy, Donald, Dansker)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II: Act II Scene 2: Billy went to his bag (Dansker, Claggart, Squeak, Boy)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II: Act II Scene 2: O beauty, o handsomeness (Claggart)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II: Act II Scene 2: I, John Claggart, Master-at-Arms (Claggart, Novice)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act II: Act II Scene 2: Why had it to be Billy, the one we all love? (Novice, Billy, Dansker)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act III: Act III Scene 1: I don't like the look of the mist … (Vere, First Lieutenant)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act III: Act III Scene 1: Well, what is it, Master-at Arms? (All)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act III: Act III Scene 1: There you are again, Master-at-Arms. (Vere, Claggart, Boy)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act III: Act III Scene 1: InterludePreview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act III: Act III Sene 2: Claggart, John Claggart, beware! (Vere, Billy)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act III: Act III Scene 2: Master-at-Arms and foretopman … (Vere, Claggart, Billy)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act III: Act III Scene 2: The mists have cleared (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act III: Act III Scene 2: William Budd, you are accused … (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act III: Act III Scene 2: I accept their verdict. (Vere)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act IV: Act IV Scene 1: Look! Through the port comes the moonshine astray (Billy)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act IV: Act IV Scene 1: Here! Baby! (Dansker, Billy)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act IV: Act IV Scene 1: And farewell to ye … (Billy)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act IV: Act IV Scene 2: According to the Articles of War … (All except Vere)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act IV: Act IV Scene 2: Down all hands! And see that they go! (First Lieutenant)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Billy Budd, Op. 50, Epilogue: Epilogue: We committed his body to the deep (Vere)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
Performers
- Donald RunniclesConductor
- Neil ShicoffTenor
- Bo SkovhusBaritone
- Wolfgang BanklBass
- Geert SmitsBass
- Alfred SramekBaritone
- Cosmin IfrimTenor
- Boaz DanielBass
- Peter JelositsBaritone
- Vienna State Opera ChorusChoir
- Vienna State Opera OrchestraOrchestra
- Eric Halfvarson
- Robert Bork
- David Johnson
- John Dickie
- John Nuzzo
- Janusz Monarcha
- Markus Pelz
- Yu Chen
- Mario Steller
- Valentin Klausburg
- Vienna Hofburgkapelle Choir
Credits
- Album
- Britten: Billy Budd
- Label
- Orfeo
- Recording year
- 2016