Phaedra ; The rape of Lucretia

Author(s)

• Britten, Benjamin
• Duncan, Ronald
• Obey, André
• Baker, Janet
• Pears, Peter, Sir
• Harper, Heather
• Shirley-Quirk, John
• Drake, Bryan
• Luxon, Benjamin
• Bainbridge, Elizabeth
• Hill, Jenny
• English Chamber Orchestra
• Bedford, Steuart

Bibliographic Information

Phaedra ; The rape of Lucretia

Britten

London, c1990

Musical Sound Recording（Compact Audio Disc）

Other Title

Phaedra : op. 93

The rape of Lucretia : op. 37 : an opera in two acts

Note

Sung in English

Libretto by Ronald Duncan (after the play "Le viol de Lucrèce" by André Obey) (2nd work)

Janet Baker, Peter Pears (2nd work), Heather Harper (2nd), John Shirley-Quirk (2nd), Bryan Drake (2nd), Benjamin Luxon (2nd), Elizabeth Bainbridge (2nd), Jenny Hill (2nd), soloists ; English Chamber Orchestra ; Steuart Bedford (1st), Benjamin Britten (2nd), conductors

Recorded: Tha Maltings, Snape, July 1970 (2nd); All Saints', Petersham, March 1977 (1st)

Compact discs

Text and libretto in English

Decca: 425 666-2 (425 667-2--425 668-2)

Details

• NCID: BA69386372
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 2 sound discs (123 min., 46 sec.)
• Size: 4 3/4 in.
• Attached Material: 1 pamphlet