The Rape of Lucretia (opera)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Rape_of_Lucretia_(opera)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:opera
gptkbp:basedOn The story of Lucretia from Roman history
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Benjamin_Britten
gptkbp:duration about 1 hour 45 minutes
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Ernest_Ansermet
gptkbp:firstUSPerformance 1947, New York City
gptkbp:genre gptkb:opera
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Rape of Lucretia (opera)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Ronald_Duncan
gptkbp:notableDirector gptkb:Glyndebourne_Festival_Opera
gptkbp:notableRecording Chandos, 1996
Decca, 1947
EMI, 1970
gptkbp:numberOfActs 2
gptkbp:orchestration gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:originalCastMember gptkb:Peter_Pears
gptkb:Joan_Cross
gptkb:Kathleen_Ferrier
gptkbp:premiereDate 12 July 1946
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Glyndebourne,_England
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Boosey_&_Hawkes
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Ancient_Rome
gptkbp:structure Prologue and two acts
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Collatinus
gptkb:Female_Chorus
gptkb:Junius
gptkb:Male_Chorus
gptkb:Sextus_Tarquinius
gptkb:Lucretia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Rape_of_Lucretia_(opera_production)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6