Billy Budd (opera) percussion (six players [xylophone, glockenspiel, triangle, block, tambourine, side drum, tenor drum, bass drum, whip, cymbals, small gong, 4 drums (played by drummers on stage)]), harp, strings. Prologue "Scene 1: Main deck and quarter-deck of "HMS Indomitable" " "Scene 2: Address" Act 2 "Scene 1: Captain Vere's cabin" "Scene 2: Berth-deck" Act 3 "Scene 1: Main deck and quarter-deck" "Scene 2: Captain Vere's cabin" Act 4 "Scene 1: Bay of the upper gun-deck" "Scene 2: Main deck and quarter-deck" Epilogue Captain Edward Fairfax Vere, an old man, reflects on his life and his time in the navy. He reflects on
HMS Indomitable (1907) close on Beatty's ships, the "Invincible"s were broadside to the oncoming torpedoes, but "Invincible" turned north, while "Inflexible" and "Indomitable" turned south to present their narrowest profile to the torpedoes. All the torpedoes missed, although one passed underneath "Inflexible" without detonating. As "Invincible" turned north, her helm jammed and she had to come to a stop to fix the problem, but this was quickly done and the squadron reformed heading west. At 18:21, with both Beatty and the Grand Fleet converging on him, Hood turned south to lead Beatty's battlecruisers. Hipper's battlecruisers were away and the "Invincible"s almost immediately opened