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The general effect of "The Rape of Lucretia" was slightly distant and abstract. The female narrator, Jennifer Rice, had some lovely moments, but suffered from her pairing with more powerful Six. On the female side Kathryn Lang as Lucretia, with Erin Coats and Solveig Olsen as her servants Bianca and Lucia all were fine. Of the male singers Scott Six as one of the narrators and Mathew Curran as Collatinus were the most successful. Britten was also a skilled setter of English lyrics and Saturday’s IU cast more than met him halfway with excellent diction throughout. As Paul Biss led the players and the singers, the continued variety was a delight. David Higgins neatly matched the economy of the ensemble with the simplest of staging and two stylish, but relatively bare sets.īritten sets his small orchestra for a maximum of colors and rhythms. The IU production staged by Vincent Liotta with design by C. They comment on, expand and describe the actions.

In addition to the six characters of the play there are two narrators, Scott Six and Jennifer Rice. In the morning, despite the returning Collatinus’ assurances that he holds her blameless, Lucretia kills herself with a dagger.īritten chose a minimum of forces with just fourteen instrumentalists and eight singers to tell the story. During the night he forces himself upon her. Despite her doubts, Lucretia grants hospitality to Tarquinius. We see the faithful Lucretia in cozy domesticity, with her servants Lucia, Solveig Olsen, and Bianca, Erin Coats. This constancy inflames Tarquinius and he leaves camp and rides hard back to Rome seeking hospitality from Lucretia. Collatinus is famed for the constancy of his wife Lucretia, Kathryn Lang. In the military camp Etruscan Prince Tarquinius sung by Sumner Thompson drinks and jests with his Roman generals Junius, Jeffrey Monette and Collatinus, Mathew Curran. The tale is set in a military camp and a home of the aristocracy in Etruscan-occupied Rome. The IU Opera Theatre continues its millenial celebration of twentieth century opera with Benjamin Britten’s setting of "The Rape of Lucretia."