‎Britten: The Rape of Lucretia by Claire Booth

Rome Is Now Ruled By the Etruscan Upstart

Ian Bostridge, Oliver Knussen, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble

2:28

It Is an Axiom Among Kings

Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Ian Bostridge, Susan Gritton, Oliver Knussen

2:28

Here the Thirsty Evening Has Drunk the Wine of Light

Oliver Knussen, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Ian Bostridge

2:33

Who Reaches Heaven First Is the Best Philosopher

Peter Coleman-Wright, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Ian Bostridge, Benjamin Russell, Oliver Knussen, Christopher Purves

2:23

Maria Was Unmasked At a Masked Ball

Oliver Knussen, Ian Bostridge, Christopher Purves, Benjamin Russell, Peter Coleman-Wright, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble

4:23

Collatinus Is Politically Astute

Peter Coleman-Wright, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Ian Bostridge, Oliver Knussen, Christopher Purves, Benjamin Russell

4:14

Goodnight!....there Goes a Happy Man!

Peter Coleman-Wright, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Oliver Knussen, Christopher Purves, Benjamin Russell

3:59

Tarquinius Does Not Dare

Ian Bostridge, Oliver Knussen, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble

2:14

My Horse! My Horse! - interlude: Tarquinius Does Not Wait

Oliver Knussen, Ian Bostridge, Peter Coleman-Wright, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble

2:58

Their Spinning Wheel Unwinds

Oliver Knussen, Hilary Summers, Susan Gritton, Angelika Kirchschlager, Claire Booth, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble

5:21

Listen! I Heard a Knock

Angelika Kirchschlager, Claire Booth, Hilary Summers, Oliver Knussen, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble

2:46

Ah... Time Treads Upon the Hands of Women

Hilary Summers, Oliver Knussen, Susan Gritton, Claire Booth, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Angelika Kirchschlager

3:26

the Oatmeal Slippers of Sleep

Susan Gritton, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Oliver Knussen, Ian Bostridge

1:50

Lucia Runs to the Door

Oliver Knussen, Susan Gritton, Angelika Kirchschlager, Claire Booth, Ian Bostridge, Hilary Summers, Peter Coleman-Wright, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble

5:21

the Prosperity of the Etruscans Was Due

Christopher Purves, Claire Booth, Ian Bostridge, Susan Gritton, Oliver Knussen, Angelika Kirchschlager, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Benjamin Russell

7:28

She Sleeps As a Rose Upon the Night

Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Oliver Knussen, Susan Gritton

2:59

When Tarquinius Desires

Ian Bostridge, Oliver Knussen, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble

2:11

Within This Frail Crucible of Light

Oliver Knussen, Peter Coleman-Wright, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Susan Gritton

4:01

Lucretia!...What Do You Want?

Peter Coleman-Wright, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Ian Bostridge, Susan Gritton, Angelika Kirchschlager, Oliver Knussen

5:47

Interlude. Here in This Scene You See

Susan Gritton, Ian Bostridge, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Oliver Knussen

3:51

Oh! What a Lovely Day!

Hilary Summers, Oliver Knussen, Claire Booth, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble

5:55

Good Morning, My Lady

Claire Booth, Hilary Summers, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Angelika Kirchschlager, Oliver Knussen

3:27

Flowers Bring to Every Year

Angelika Kirchschlager, Oliver Knussen, Hilary Summers, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble

3:18

You Were Right. Tarquinius Took One of the Horses

Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Benjamin Russell, Claire Booth, Hilary Summers, Oliver Knussen, Christopher Purves

2:39

Lucretia! O, Never Again Must We Two Dare to Part

Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Angelika Kirchschlager, Christopher Purves, Oliver Knussen

4:50

Last Night Tarquinius Ravished Me

Oliver Knussen, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Christopher Purves, Angelika Kirchschlager

3:28

This Dead Hand Lets Fall

Oliver Knussen, Hilary Summers, Benjamin Russell, Ian Bostridge, Claire Booth, Christopher Purves, Susan Gritton, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble

3:57

Epilogue: Is It All?

Ian Bostridge, Susan Gritton, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Oliver Knussen

5:11

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Claire Booth

Soprano
Hilary Summers

Contralto
Oliver Knussen

Conductor
Christopher Purves

Bass-Baritone, Tenor

Britten: The Rape of Lucretia

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