Benjamin Britten
This album released 37
years after his
death. He
was 63 years old
when he died.
Alan Opie
When album released, He
was 68,
now 79 years old
Alastair Miles
When album released, He
was 52,
now 63 years old
Jean Rigby
When album released, She
was 59,
now 69 years old
Richard Hickox
This album released 5
years after his
death. He
was 60 years old
when he died.
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: Act I: Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart (Male Chorus) by Benjamin Britten, Catherine Pierard, Nigel Robson, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 05:48
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 1: Act I Scene 1: Here the thirsty ev'ening has drunk the wine of light (Male Chorus) by Benjamin Britten, Catherine Pierard, Nigel Robson, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 03:05
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 1: Act I Scene 1: Who reaches heaven first is the best philosopher (Collatinus) by Benjamin Britten, Donald Maxwell, Alan Opie, Alastair Miles, City of London Sinfonia, Nigel Robson, Richard Hickox Duration: 07:46
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 1: Act I Scene 1: Oh, my God, with what agility does jealousy jump into a small heart (Male Chorus) by Benjamin Britten, Nigel Robson, Donald Maxwell, Alan Opie, Alastair Miles, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 08:52
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 1: Act I Scene 1: Tarquinus doses not dare when Tarquinius does not desire (Male Chorus) by Benjamin Britten, Nigel Robson, City of London Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell, Richard Hickox Duration: 02:57
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: Act I: Interlude: Tarquiius does not wait for his servant to wake (Male Chorus) by Benjamin Britten, Nigel Robson, City of London Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell, Richard Hickox Duration: 03:13
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 2: Act I Scene 2: Their spinning wheel unwinds dreams which desire has spun (Female Chorus) by Benjamin Britten, Catherine Pierard, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson, Jean Rigby, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 05:38
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 2: Act I Scene 2: Listen! I heard a knock. Somebody is at the gate (Lucretia) by Benjamin Britten, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson, Jean Rigby, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 03:03
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 2: Act I Scene 2: Time turns upon the hands of women (Female Chorus) by Benjamin Britten, Catherine Pierard, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson, Jean Rigby, City of London Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell, Richard Hickox Duration: 05:36
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I Scene 2: Act I Scene 2: None of the women move. It is too late for a messenger (Female Chorus) by Benjamin Britten, Catherine Pierard, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson, Jean Rigby, Donald Maxwell, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 06:11
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 1: Act II Scene 1: The prosperity of the Etruscans was due to the richness of their native soil (Female Chorus) by Benjamin Britten, Catherine Pierard, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson, Jean Rigby, Nigel Robson, Donald Maxwell, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 07:40
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 1: Act II Scene 1: She sleeps as a rose upon the night (Female Chorus) by Benjamin Britten, Catherine Pierard, City of London Sinfonia, Jean Rigby, Donald Maxwell, Richard Hickox Duration: 03:01
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 1: Act II Scene 1: When Tarquinius desires, then Tarquinius will dare (Male Chorus) by Benjamin Britten, Catherine Pierard, Nigel Robson, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 02:33
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 1: Act II Scene 1: Within this frail crucible of light (Tarquinius) by Benjamin Britten, Catherine Pierard, Donald Maxwell, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 04:47
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 1: Act II Scene 1: Lucretia! (Tarquinius) by Benjamin Britten, Catherine Pierard, Jean Rigby, Nigel Robson, Donald Maxwell, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 06:29
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II: Act II: Interlude: Here in this scene you see Virtue assailed by sin (Female Chorus, Male Chorus) by Benjamin Britten, Catherine Pierard, Nigel Robson, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 04:14
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: Act II Scene 2: O what a lovely day (Lucia) by Benjamin Britten, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 06:38
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: Act II Scene 2: Hush! Here she comes! (Bianca) by Benjamin Britten, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson, Jean Rigby, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 03:36
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: Act II Scene 2: Flowers bring to ev'ry year the same perfection (Luceretia) by Benjamin Britten, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson, Jean Rigby, Alastair Miles, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 06:24
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: Act II Scene 2: Lucretia! Lucretia! O never again must we two dare to part (Collatinus) by Benjamin Britten, Jean Rigby, Alastair Miles, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 05:07
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: Act II Scene 2: Last night Tarquinius ravished me and tore the fabric of our love (Lucretia) by Benjamin Britten, Jean Rigby, Alastair Miles, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 03:35
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: Act II Scene 2: This dead hand lets fall all that my heart held when full (Collatinus) by Benjamin Britten, Catherine Pierard, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson, Nigel Robson, Alan Opie, Alastair Miles, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 04:21
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The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II Scene 2: Act II Scene 2: Is it all? Is all this suffering and pain, is this in vain? (Female Chorus) by Benjamin Britten, Catherine Pierard, Nigel Robson, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duration: 05:41
