samedi 04 octobre 2025 | 19:30 |
English Touring Opera | ||
Gerry Cornelius | Direction | |
Robin Norton-Hale | Mise en scène | |
Eleanor Bull | Décors | |
Megan Rarity | Costumes | |
James Platt | Lumières | |
Jenny Stafford | Soprano | Chœur féminin |
Rosie Lomas | Soprano | Lucia |
Jane Monari | Mezzo-soprano | Bianca |
Clare Presland | Mezzo-soprano | Lucrèce |
William Morgan | Ténor | Chœur masculin |
Kieran Rayner | Baryton | Tarquin |
Trevor Bowes | Basse | Collatin |
Edmund Danon | Baryton | Junius |
A group of bored soldiers decide to test the loyalty of the wives they have left behind at home, unleashing a cruel and reckless series of events that have shattering consequences.
Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia was written in the aftermath of the Second World War and reflects a world struggling to remake itself after enormous suffering and destruction. It remains a brutally relevant and chilling exploration of the abuse of power, shot through with glimmers of hope for a better world, with a beautiful, sparse score for just thirteen players showing beauty and lyricism wrestling with the forces of darkness.
ETO General Director Robin Norton-Hale directs and Music Director Gerry Cornelius conducts, reuniting after their critically acclaimed production of Judith Weir’s Blond Eckbert in 2024.
Performed in English with English surtitles
