Glyndebourne: The Rape of Lucretia
A live screening of Benjamin Britten’s extraordinarily tense and chilling opera.
This award winning production of the dark British masterpiece is directed by Fiona Shaw.
Lucretia is a model of fidelity among Roman wives. But when the Etruscan prince Tarquinius is provoked by his Roman army comrades, he gallops back to Rome to ruin her virtue.
'Searingly beautiful… (a) triumphant production' The Observer
'This may be a deeply unsettling evening but it’s a richly rewarding one too' The Stage
'Opera at its most nakedly powerful' The Daily Telegraph
WHY? This production live from the 2015 Glyndebourne Festival is conducted by Leo Hussain and performed by some of the most exciting British singers on stage today - including Christine Rice, Kate Royal, Allan Clayton and Duncan Rock