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The Rape of Lucretia (Saint-Petersburg Opera Theatre, opera)

The Rape of Lucretia (Saint-Petersburg Opera Theatre, opera)

Genre: Opera Age restriction: 16+ Length: 2 hour

Artists


Conductor of the performance:Maxim Valkov
 
He: Vsevolod Kalmykov
She:Elena Tikhonova
Lucretia, wife of Collatinus:Natalya Vorobyeva
Junius, a Roman general :Vladislav Mazankin
Tarquinius, prince of Rome:Vladimir Tselebrovsky
Bianca, Lucretia's nurse:Natalya Kochubey
Lucia, Lucretia's maid:Karolina Shapovalova
Witness :Yadgarbek Yuldashev

Credits


Music: Benjamin Britten
Libretto: Ronald Duncan based on André Obey’s play
Production: Yuri Alexandrov
Conductor: Robert Luter
Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
Costumes: Vyacheslav Okunev
Lighting Designer: Irina Vtornikova
Stage Director: Tatyana Karpacheva
Plastic Movement: David Avdysh

Turning to the ancient plot in The Rape of Lucretia (the suicide of a noble Roman lady Lucretia, disgraced by the son of King Tarquinius), Benjamin Britten, impressed by the horrors of the Second World War, created the image of his time.Similarly, Yuri Alexandrov, the director of the play, appeals to his own contemporaries. He and She make comments on long-time events, being the personification of male and female choirs in the ancient theater. But, besides, they are both refugees, thrown out of their home by the cruelty of the modern world. Their bitter destiny echoes what is happening in the depths of the scene and in the depths of centuries.The sophistication of scenic metaphors combined with the strict beauty of music makes it a signature performance of The St. Petersburg Opera. In 2014, the play won a prize at the Second Volga Drama Seasons festival as Best Performance in a Musical Theatre. The play also won The Golden Spotlight, the highest St Petersburg drama prize.

 

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