The Rape of Lucretia (1987)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1987-01-01
Director: Michael Simpson
Top Cast
- Anthony Rolfe Johnson as Male Chorus
- Kathryn Harries as Female Chorus
- Jean Rigby as Lucretia
- Russell Smythe as Tarquinius
- Richard van Allen as Collatinus
- Alan Opie as Junius
- Anne-Marie Owens as Bianca
- Cathryn Pope as Lucia
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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