"A startling notion of a strong, raw and topical theme. It is a party to hear a solistensemble so unified and sovereign (...) The English composer Benjamin Britten 2 akt opera is strong, but the phenomenal music. And stage 2 is wonderful for such performances, because we come so close on Chamber game, voices and content. " The Aftenposten wrote after the premiere in 2011.
The Rape of Lucretia had world premiere in 1946, and was the first of several Chamber operas by Benjamin Britten's hand. The Opera is written for eight singers and 13 musicians. Librettisten Ronald Duncan based his text on the play Le viol de Lucrèce by André Obey, and used Greek tells style, where Britten allows two soloists to replace the kommenterende choir from ancient theater, as one female and one male tells. National Opera's production has been a huge success for Director Thaddeus Strassberger. To say it with the newspaper: "This should oppsetjinga opplevast."
Cast and Creative Team for The Rape of Lucretia at Den Norske Opera & Ballett
Music: Benjamin Britten
Libretto: Ronald Duncan
Musical direction: Magnus Loddgard
Staging and set design: Thaddeus Strassberger
Costumes: Mattie Ullrich
Light design: Jacob Christensen
Lucretia: Katija Dragojevic
Female Chorus: Marita Sølberg
Male Chorus: Brenden Gunnell
Tarquinius: Espen Langvik
Bianca Ingebjørg Kosmo
Lucia: Amelie Aldenheim
Collatinus: Magne Fremmerlid
Junius: Yngve André Søberg
