Offer,Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
Angelika Kirchschlager (Lucretia), Peter Coleman-Wright (Tarquinius), Ian Bostridge (Male Chorus), Susan Gritton (Female Chorus), Christopher Purves (Collatinus), Benjamin Russell (Junius), Claire Booth (Lucia), Hilary Summers (Bianca)
Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Oliver Knussen
Without hurrying, Knussen conducts a tight, vivid account, surpassing Britten's own...Ian Bostridge and Susan Gritton as Male and Female Chorus project their rhetorical commentaries with exemplary... — More…
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Contents
Britten: Rape of Lucretia, Act I, Scene I
- Ian Bostridge (tenor), Benjamin Russell (baritone), Susan Gritton (soprano), Christopher Purves (tenor), Peter Coleman-Wright (baritone)
- Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble
- Oliver Knussen
Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart
It is an axiom among kings
Here the thirsty evening has drunk the wine of light
Britten: Rape of Lucretia, Act I, Scene II
- Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Claire Booth (soprano), Hilary Summers (contralto), Susan Gritton (soprano), Peter Coleman-Wright (baritone)
- Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble
- Oliver Knussen
Their spinning wheel unwinds
Listen! I heard a knock
Ah... Time treads upon the hands of women
The oatmeal slippers of sleep
Lucia runs to the door
Britten: Rape of Lucretia, Act II, Scene I
- Peter Coleman-Wright (baritone), Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano), Benjamin Russell (baritone), Christopher Purves (tenor), Claire Booth (soprano), Hilary Summers (contralto), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Susan Gritton (soprano)
- Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble
- Oliver Knussen
The prosperity of the Etruscans was due
She sleeps as a rose upon the night
When Tarquinius desires
Within this frail crucible of light
Lucretia!...What do you want?
Interlude: Here in this scene you see
Britten: Rape of Lucretia, Act II, Scene II
- Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano), Benjamin Russell (baritone), Claire Booth (soprano), Hilary Summers (contralto), Christopher Purves (tenor), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Susan Gritton (soprano)
- Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble
- Oliver Knussen
Oh! What a lovely day!
Good morning, my lady
Flowers bring to every year