The Rape of Lucretia

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Anthony Rolfe Johnson Male Chorus

Kathryn Harries Female Chorus

Jean Rigby Lucretia

Russell Smythe Tarquinius

Richard van Allen Collatinus