Organization

Conductor

Christofer Macatsoris

Stage director

Tara Faircloth

The Academy of Vocal Arts

Orchestra

AVA Opera Orchestra

The Rape of Lucretia

Philadelphia

United States

Helen Corning Warden Theater

Public

Approved

Benjamin Britten’s controversial and bold chamber opera returns to the AVA stage for the first time since the 1997-98 Season. Britten’s retelling of the rape of the noblewoman Lucretia by Sextus Tarquinius is framed by the Male and Female Chorus describing the historical events and their viewpoint of the tragedy from a later era. Despite its small forces—employing only eight singers in its cast and an orchestra of thirteen players—The Rape of Lucretia has stunned audiences around the world with its evocative music since its premiere at Glydebourne in 1946.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble