The Rape of Lucretia
Britten "The Rape of Lucretia" -- Jean Rigby -- Rolfe-Johnson -- Van Allan 1987 Full Opera
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 Orch...