Britten: The Rape of Lucretia - Phaedra
Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart
It is an axiom among kings
Who reaches heaven first
Maria was unmasked at a masked ball
Collatinus is politically astute
My horse! My horse! tarquinius does not wait
Their spinning-wheel unwinds
Listen! I heard a knock
Time treads upon the hands of women
The oatmeal slippers of sleep
The prosperity of the Etruscans
English Chamber Orchestra, Jenny Hill, Sir Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Shirley-Quirk, Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper
Within this frail crucible of light
Lucretia!.What do you want?
Interlude: Here in this scene
Oh! What a lovely day!
Jenny Hill, Benjamin Britten, Elizabeth Bainbridge, English Chamber Orchestra
We'll leave the orchids for Lucretia
Flowers bring to every year
You were right
English Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Benjamin Britten, Jenny Hill, Bryan Drake, John Shirley-Quirk
Lucretia! Lucretia!
Last night Tarquinius ravished me
This dead hand lets fall
Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Heather Harper, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Sir Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, Jenny Hill, John Shirley-Quirk
Production
- Ray MinshullProducer
- Michael WoolcockAssistant Producer, Producer
- John DunkerleyBalance Engineer
- Kenneth WilkinsonRecording Engineer, Balance Engineer
- James LockRecording Engineer, Balance Engineer