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