The Rape of Lucretia
Seen it?1987 | Music
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- Who'll love it
- Best for music lovers.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Well paced.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
With ancient Rome as a backdrop, composer Benjamin Britten's chamber opera chronicles the undoing of the virginal Lucretia at the hands of Tarquinius. Stars Kathryn Harries, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Russell Smythe and Jean Rigby imbue the lead roles with fervor and suspense while the English National Opera Orchestra provides spectacular musical accompaniment to this powerful synthesis of Greek tragedy and opera.
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Simpson, Graham Vick
- Anthony Rolfe JohnsonMale Chorus
- Kathryn HarriesFemale Chorus
- Jean RigbyLucretia
- Russell SmytheTarquinius
- Richard van AllenCollatinus
- Alan OpieJunius
- Anne-Marie OwensBianca
- Cathryn PopeLucia