Was persuaded by an opera loving friend to go and see the 'Rape of Lucretia' by Benjamin Britain at the Peacock theatre the other night.
I have to say that I wasn't at all comfortable with the concept but was assured that this was mainstream modern English opera. Anyway the production was rather Spartan with just one Ikea type of a table used as a table for the first scene then a bed at a later stage. That apart I was not impressed with an opera sung in English it just didn't sound right, but the cast were very professional and the young opera singers had very impressive voices. I can see that they would do well in an Tosca production.
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