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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.
English Touring Opera General Director Robin Norton-Hale directs and Music Director Gerry Cornelius conducts, reuniting after their critically acclaimed production of Judith Weir’s Blond Ekbert in 2024.
There will be a FREE pre-show talk with members of English Touring Opera (ETO)’s creative team where they will share insights into this new production. This event is free to attend but must be booked in advance here. The pre-show talk will take place from 6.30pm in our first-floor Screen Room. Please note, places are limited.
Clare Presland (Lucretia), Trevor Eliot Bowes (Collatinus). Cr. Richard Hubert Smith
Trevor Eliot Bowes (Collatinus), Kieran Rayner (Tarquinius), Edmund Danon (Junius). Cr. Richard Hubert Smith
Jenny Stafford (Female Chorus), Jane Monari (Bianca), Clare Presland (Lucretia), Rosie Lomas (Lucia). Cr. Richard Hubert Smith
William Morgan (Male Chorus), Clare Presland (Female Chorus), Jane Monari (Bianca), Jenny Stafford (Female Chorus), Rosie Lomas (Lucia). Cr. Richard Hubert Smith
Edmund Danon (Junius), William Morgan (Male Chous). Cr. Richard Hubert Smith
Jenny Stafford (Female Chorus). Cr. Richard Hubert Smith
William Morgan (Male Chorus, Rosie Lomas (Lucia), Jane Monari (Bianca), Jenny Stafford (Female Chorus), Edmund Danon (Junius)
Kieran Rayner (Tarquinius), Edmund Danon (Junius). Cr. Richard Hubert Smith
English Touring Opera presents Donizetti’s sparkling The Elixir of Love in a new production from Martin Constantine, Artistic Director of the pioneering Streetwise Opera.
