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Artwork for Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow Nigel Rogers, Delme Bryn-Jones, Bryan Drake, John Shirley‐Quirk, David Kelly, Ambrosian Singers, Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow

Nigel Rogers, Delme Bryn-Jones, Bryan Drake, John Shirley‐Quirk, David Kelly, Ambrosian Singers, Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

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  1. Engineered by Gordon Parry, also La bohème: Atto I. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo) (Mirella Freni), Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper) and La bohème: Atto I. “Che gelida manina” (Rodolfo) (Luciano Pavarotti)

  2. Recorded at Kingsway Hall, also Etude in E major, op. 10 no. 3 “Tristesse” (Vladimir Ashkenazy), La traviata: Atto I. “Libiamo ne’lieti calici” (Brindisi) (London Opera Chorus) and L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. “Una furtiva lagrima” (Luciano Pavarotti)

  3. Released on London Classics, also La traviata: Atto I. “Libiamo ne’lieti calici” (Brindisi) (London Opera Chorus), Martha: “M’apparì tutt’amor” (Luciano Pavarotti) and Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Luciano Pavarotti)

  4. Produced by John Culshaw, also Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture: Love Theme (excerpt) (Wiener Philharmoniker), The Nutcracker Suite: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (Act II) (Wiener Philharmoniker) and The Sleeping Beauty Suite: Valse (Act I) (Wiener Philharmoniker)

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Written by
Benjamin Britten, Eduard Morgan Forster and Eric Crozier
Produced by
John Culshaw
Engineered by
Gordon Parry
Part of
Billy Budd
Recorded at
Kingsway Hall
Released on
London Classics

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow was produced by John Culshaw

    Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow was produced by John Culshaw

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  2. 2MusicBrainz Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow was written by Benjamin Britten

    Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow was written by Benjamin Britten

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  3. 3MusicBrainz Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow was written by Eduard Morgan Forster

    Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow was written by Eduard Morgan Forster

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  4. 4MusicBrainz Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow was written by Eric Crozier

    Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow was written by Eric Crozier

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  5. 5MusicBrainz Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow is part of the release Billy Budd

    Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow is part of the release Billy Budd

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  6. 6MusicBrainz Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow was recorded at Kingsway Hall

    Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow was recorded at Kingsway Hall

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  7. 7MusicBrainz London Classics is the label of the song Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow

    London Classics is the label of the song Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow

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  8. 8MusicBrainz Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow was engineered by Gordon Parry

    Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow was engineered by Gordon Parry

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  9. 9MusicBrainz Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow was released on 1989-04-05

    Billy Budd, op. 50, Act 2: Deck ahoy! Enemy sail on starboard bow was released on 1989-04-05

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