Offer,Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
Jean Rigby (Lucretia), Nigel Robson (Male Chorus), Catherine Pierard (Female Chorus), Donald Maxwell (Tarquinius), Alastair Miles (Collatinus), Alan Opie (Junius), Patricia Rozario (Lucia), Ameral Gunson (Bianca)
City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
Hickox allows his singers plenty of space with no loss of tension; they respond impressively, with Catherine Pierard exceptional as the Female Chorus. — More…
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Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
- Catherine Piérard (soprano), Alan Opie (baritone), Patricia Rozario (soprano), Nigel Robson (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass), Ameral Gunson (mezzo-soprano), Donald Maxwell (baritone), Jean Rigby (contralto)
- City of London Sinfonia
- Richard Hickox
- Recorded: 5-8 July 1993
- Recording Venue: Goldsmiths College, London, United Kingdom
Act I: Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart (Male Chorus)
Act I Scene 1: Here the thirsty ev'ening has drunk the wine of light (Male Chorus)
Act I Scene 1: Who reaches heaven first is the best philosopher (Collatinus)