Composer: |
Benjamin Britten |
Music title: |
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 |
Librettist: |
Ronald Duncan |
Work definition: |
Opera in two acts |
After: |
After the play 'Le viol de Lucrèce' by André Obey |
Language: |
English |
World premiere: |
12 July 1946, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Glyndebourne |
ROH premiere: |
10 October 1947, English Opera Group |
ROH company premiere: |
26 April 2004, The Royal Opera, Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |