| Friday 31 October 2025 | 19:30 |
| English Touring Opera | ||
| Gerry Cornelius | Conductor | |
| Robin Norton-Hale | Director | |
| Eleanor Bull | Set Designer | |
| Megan Rarity | Costume Designer | |
| James Platt | Lighting Designer | |
| Jenny Stafford | Soprano | Female Chorus |
| Rosie Lomas | Soprano | Lucia |
| Jane Monari | Mezzo-soprano | Bianca |
| Clare Presland | Mezzo-soprano | Lucretia |
| William Morgan | Tenor | Male Chorus |
| Kieran Rayner | Baritone | Tarquinius |
| Trevor Bowes | Bass | Collatinus |
| Edmund Danon | Baritone | 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
