SbS perform 'La Bohème' with BYO in 2010 © Mike Hoban
Wednedsay 7 September 2011, 7.30pm; Saturday 10 September 7.00pm
Peacock Theatre, London
Sung in English
Benjamin Britten The Rape of Lucretia
Written in 1946, Britten’s first chamber opera is an intimate protrayal of a personal tragedy with historic consequences, set against a backdrop of war.
The iconic tale of the last Prince of Rome’s assault on the virtuous Lucretia makes for a piece of darkly dramatic and morally ambiguous theatre, its searing intensity heightened by Britten’s music: dramatic, lyrical, and perfectly suited to a cast drawn from the country’s top young singers.
Peter Robinson conductor
Martin Lloyd-Evans director
For booking and further information, visit www.byo.org.uk
Southbank Sinfonia and British Youth Opera will also be performing Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro. To find out more, click here
