Tarquinius, Collatinus and Junius discuss a bet the officers had the evening before about the conduct of their wives. The first scene is a tent at a military camp outside Rome. The two chorus figures provide a continuous narrative and a framework for the four scenes of the action.
The setting is in or near Rome around 500BC. This example of his son and heir's unacceptable behaviour is reputed to have resulted in the expulsion of the Roman monarchy and the establishment of a republic. The last of these kings was Tarquinius Superbus, regarded as a foreign tyrant, because he was Etruscan.
The subject of The Rape of Lucretia is a legend from the early days of the foundation of Rome, when it was a monarchy. It was the first of a number of pieces on a similar scale which Britten continued to produce throughout his career.
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It was a deliberate attempt to produce a piece which would be cheap to stage – no chorus and an orchestra of twelve instruments plus piano. The Rape of Lucretia is the third of Britten’s operas, and followed on from the success of the large-scale Peter Grimes. Scottish Opera premiere: Stirling (MacRobert Centre), 16 April 1976. 1978 - Scottish Opera Lausanne 1978 - Scottish Opera Zurichīenjamin Britten (born Lowestoft, 22 November 1913 died Aldeburgh, 4 December 1976)įrench play Le viol de Lucrèce (1931) by André Obey (1892-?).įirst performance: Glyndebourne, 12 July 1946.įirst performance in Scotland: Edinburgh (Royal Lyceum Theatre), 12 August 1946.
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