Within This Frail Crucible Of Light (The Rape Of Lucretia - Benjamin Britten) by Robert Llewellyn published on 2024-03-17T18:00:32Z "The Rape of Lucretia" is a Chamber Opera written by Benjamin Britten in 1946, the libretto was written by Ronald Duncan. Piano accompaniment by Helen Roberts The legendary rape of Roman noblewoman Lucretia by Tarquin, king of Rome, and her subsequent suicide are credited as inspiring the revolt against the Tarquin family by Lucius Junius Brutus which led to the founding of the Roman Republic. Find the opera's synopsis here: https://www.opera-arias.com/britten/the-rape-of-lucretia/synopsis/ artwork by David Hodgson - "The Rape of Lucretia" - 2017 Genre Classical Comment by Jamie Rhind marvelous vocals Robert 2024-05-09T10:47:29Z Comment by David Dunham Such beautiful playing and singing. You both give a wonderful humanity to such a horrid event, but one that changed history. You do Britten a fine justice in your performance. Kudos to Helen for her fine and sympathetic playing. 2024-05-09T02:02:57Z Comment by Karin-Maria Brunner great! 2024-04-08T05:51:29Z Comment by Veikko Viljanen Great music, and so greatly performed..!!👌✨✨💖🌹🌹 2024-04-04T18:47:21Z Comment by Alan Hamilton An outstanding performance Rob and accompanyment. 2024-04-02T17:22:16Z Comment by Annie Smart Fantastic vocal performance. Great piano too. 😊🎶 2024-04-01T18:19:39Z Comment by Liz Dicker Most beautiful Robert, how I enjoyed listening… 2024-03-31T18:56:24Z Comment by Dave Rose Excellent and always eclectic and a bit of an education listening to you Robert. 2024-03-19T14:55:56Z Comment by Debra Buesking Thank you both for this beautiful piece of art. This doesn’t just happen by accident and I thank you for taking such care. 2024-03-18T13:22:36Z Comment by Axel Weiß What a complex musical language that places the highest demands on the singer! I have no idea how you can learn, sing and perform something like that, but I'm massively captivated by your exciting work. A truly excellent artistic jewel, Rob and Helen - bravissimo! I think it's a shame that such outstanding music isn't properly recognized here, but the most important thing is that it exists at all so that we can listen to it ...) Thank you both for this truly great experience. (And David Hodgsons art painting is amazingly beautiful too) 2024-03-18T10:56:53Z