The Rape of Lucretia

The Rape of Lucretia

Overview

The Rape of Lucretia

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.

Genre:Music

Director:Michael Simpson, Graham Vick

Actors:Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kathryn Harries, Jean Rigby, Russell Smythe, Richard van Allen, Alan Opie, Anne-Marie Owens, Cathryn Pope

Duration: 1s

Release:1987

Release Date: Jan 01, 1987

IMDb:0.0

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