The Rape of Lucretia
1987, English. Directed by Michael Simpson & Graham Vick.
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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- 1 January 1987
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- United Kingdom
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Who directed The Rape of Lucretia?
The Rape of Lucretia (1987) was directed by Michael Simpson and Graham Vick and stars Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kathryn Harries, Jean Rigby.