The Rape of Lucretia
Overview
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.
About The Rape of Lucretia (1987)
The Rape of Lucretia (1987) is a music movie produced by Channel 4 Television in United Kingdom. It was directed by Michael Simpson and Graham Vick and written by Ronald Duncan. On screen you will see Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kathryn Harries, Jean Rigby, Russell Smythe and Richard van Allen.
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