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The Rape of Lucretia review – British Youth Opera goes subterranean for a rip-roaring Britten
13 Aug 2024 15:04 GMT
… take on sexual violence, Britten’s 1946 chamber opera can … within the last 100 years.
Britten uses two singers, a … demands at the culmination of Britten’s final chaconne. “No, … and Victoria Armillotta in The Rape of Lucretia. Photograph: Ali WrightAt the …
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Benjamin Luxon, Britten’s first-choice baritone
12 Aug 2024 06:16 GMT
… Edward Elgar to Benjamin Britten via Victorian music hall … Luxon sang in two Britten operas, The Rape of Lucretia and Albert Herring, … English language operas mostly by Britten but also by other … Union together in 1964 with Britten’s opera group.
Benjamin …
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Review: HGO's Concert of Arias
18 Jan 2025 13:43 GMT
… winner in Britten’s “Tarquinius does not wait” from The Rape of Lucretia. With …
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THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA to be Presented by Merola Opera Program This Summer
08 Apr 2023 02:13 GMT
… staged production of Benjamin Britten's The Rape of Lucretia, approached through a … of Britten's most searing and lyrical scores, The Rape of Lucretia follows … to Merola to conduct The Rape of Lucretia. Equally adept in symphony, opera …
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A John Piper jewel at Benjamin Britten's home, The Red House
07 May 2024 10:49 GMT
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The connection between Britten and Pears and the … designs for Britten's 1947 opera The Rape of Lucretia. The … . His work became, like Britten's, recognisably modern … collaborative creative circle around Britten, a collaboration that is …
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Royal Opera House Cancels Final Performance of ‘The Rape of Lucretia’
22 Nov 2022 20:17 GMT
… the final performance of “The Rape of Lucretia.”
The company said, “With great … tonight’s performance of ‘The Rape of Lucretia’ due to illness. Ticket buyers … Parker Artists Programme and the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme starred …
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The week in classical: The Rape of Lucretia; Solomon’s Knot – review
19 Nov 2022 13:10 GMT
… in Benjamin Britten’s chilling chamber opera The Rape of Lucretia, set … their mouths, which Britten matches with ravishing vocal … Male Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia. Photograph: Camilla GreenwellMears … of five)
The Rape of Lucretia ★★★★
Solomon’s Knot ★★★★★
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The Rape of Lucretia review: The Royal Opera’s devastating staging features a faultle...
18 Nov 2022 17:58 GMT
… staging of Britten’s first chamber opera, The Rape of Lucretia, opened at … limited resources. Musically, The Rape of Lucretia is a triumph – the … emollient mezzo-soprano moulding Britten’s vocal lines to … addition to its cycle of Britten operas.
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The Rape of Lucretia at the ROH is a muddled show that signals opera has a long way to go
18 Nov 2022 18:22 GMT
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The Rape of Lucretia at the Royal Opera … with the sexual politics of Britten’s opera feeling uncomfortably oppressive … Roman Republic, Tarquinius Superbus is Britten’s tyrannical villain. Having … find a way to make Britten’s opera work alongside …
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An explosive act of violence: why Britten’s Rape of Lucretia speaks to our brutal times
11 Nov 2022 07:30 GMT
… its explicit Christian messages, The Rape of Lucretia is the quintessential “difficult” … of Blasted – with The Rape of Lucretia, Britten makes an absolute connection between … staging of The Rape of Lucretia, produced by Britten Pears Arts in collaboration …