Britten: The Rape of Lucretia by Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Jean Rigby, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson, Donald Maxwell, Alan Opie & Alastair Miles

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart (Male Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia & Nigel Robson

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 1: Here the thirsty ev'ening has drunk the wine of light (Male Chorus, Female Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Nigel Robson & Catherine Pierard

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 1: Who reaches heaven first is the best philosopher (Collatinus, Tarquinius, Junius, Mal

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Alastair Miles, Alan Opie, Donald Maxwell & Nigel Robson

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 1: Oh, my God, with what agility does jealousy jump into a small heart (Collatinus, Tarq

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Alastair Miles, Alan Opie, Donald Maxwell & Nigel Robson

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 1: Tarquinus doses not dare when Tarquinius does not desire (Male Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia & Nigel Robson

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 1: Tarquinius does not wait for his servant to wake (Tarquinius, Male Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell & Nigel Robson

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 2: Their spinning wheel unwinds dreams which desire has spun (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia, F

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Jean Rigby, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson & Catherine Pierard

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 2: Listen! I heard a knock. Somebody is at the gate (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Jean Rigby, Patricia Rozario & Ameral Gunson

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 2: Time turns upon the hands of women (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia, Female Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Jean Rigby, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson & Catherine Pierard

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 2: None of the women move. It is too late for a messenger (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia, Fema

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Jean Rigby, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson & Catherine Pierard

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 1: The prosperity of the Etruscans was due to the richness of their native soil (Lucia,

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson, Alastair Miles, Alan Opie, Nigel Robson & Catherine Pierard

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 1: She sleeps as a rose upon the night (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Nigel Robson & Catherine Pierard

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 1: When Tarquinius desires, then Tarquinius will dare (Male Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia & Nigel Robson

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 1: Within this frail crucible of light (Tarquinius, Female Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell & Catherine Pierard

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 1: Lucretia! (Tarquinius, Lucretia, Male Chorus, Female Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell, Jean Rigby, Nigel Robson & Catherine Pierard

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II: Here in this scene you see Virtue assailed by sin (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Nigel Robson & Catherine Pierard

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: O what a lovely day (Lucia, Bianca)

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Patricia Rozario & Ameral Gunson

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: Hush! Here she comes! (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Jean Rigby, Patricia Rozario & Ameral Gunson

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: Flowers bring to ev'ry year the same perfection (Lucretia, Bianca)

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Jean Rigby & Ameral Gunson

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: Lucretia! Lucretia! O never again must we two dare to part (Lucretia, Collatinus)

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Jean Rigby & Alastair Miles

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: Last night Tarquinius ravished me and tore the fabric of our love (Lucretia, Collati

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Jean Rigby & Alastair Miles

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: This dead hand lets fall all that my heart held when full (Collatinus, Junius, Bianc

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson, Alastair Miles, Alan Opie, Nigel Robson & Catherine Pierard

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: Is it all? Is all this suffering and pain, is this in vain? (Female Chorus, Male Cho

Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Nigel Robson & Catherine Pierard