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, Sir Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, John Shirley-Quirk
Within this frail crucible of light
Lucretia!.What do you want?
Interlude: Here in this scene
Oh! What a lovely day!
Jenny Hill, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Elizabeth Bainbridge
We'll leave the orchids for Lucretia
Flowers bring to every year
You were right
Benjamin Britten, Bryan Drake, Jenny Hill, English Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Shirley-Quirk
Lucretia! Lucretia!
Last night Tarquinius ravished me
This dead hand lets fall
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper, Jenny Hill, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Shirley-Quirk, Sir Peter Pears, Bryan Drake
Production
- Ray MinshullProducer
- Michael WoolcockAssistant Producer, Producer
- John DunkerleyBalance Engineer
- James LockRecording Engineer, Balance Engineer
- Kenneth WilkinsonRecording Engineer, Balance Engineer