The Rape of Lucretia
1987-01-01| 0 min
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.
Genres
Music
Cast
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Kathryn Harries
Jean Rigby
Russell Smythe
Richard van Allen
Alan Opie
Anne-Marie Owens
Cathryn Pope
