![]() In the background of this woodcut, we see Collatinus with the. Collatinus’s comrades, Tarquinius (the king’s son) and Junius, bicker and banter about sex and Tarquinius vows to demonstrate Lucretia’s chastity lust overcomes him and he rapes her. Conductor Lien Boon Hua will lead Wayfarer Sinfonietta in Britten’s exploration of power, gender, and morality.Īudience members must provide proof of vaccination and be at least 13 years old for admittance. Only the beautiful Lucretia, wife of Collatinus, was found virtuously engaged in needlework. Sharing the stage is a cast comprising Singapore’s star singers and international vocalists, including Teng Xiang Ting as Female Chorus, David Charles Tay as Male Chorus, Cindy Honanta as Bianca, Renata Hann Sungwon as Lucia, Igor Mostovoi as Tarquinius, Martin Ng as Junius, and David Tao Chen Ming as Collatinus. Sextus Tarquinius, without letting Collatinus know, took a single attendant and. late sixth century B.C., daughter of the consul Lucretius, was the wife of Tarquinius Collatinus, an officer in the Roman army. Mezzo-soprano Eugenia Forteza stars in the title role of this powerful story directed by Stefanos Rassios. Tragedy follows when he attacks Lucretia during the night, an act that shames her to the point of suicide, though Collatinus loves her no less than before. Lucretia, the wife of the Roman general Collatinus, is assaulted at home by the prince Tarquinius while her husband is away. As Lucretia awaits her husband’s return, Tarquinius races to her home and deviously asks for a bed for the night, which he is granted. ![]() After conversing with Junius and Collatinus about the fickleness of women, Tarquinius is provoked to conquer what has remained out of his grasp: Lucretia, a woman of the highest virtue and wife of Collatinus. In this story about ancient Rome, the tyrant Tarquinius has camped with his army outside the city. Tarquinius, Collatinus and His Companions to Find His Wife Lucretia Weaving by Jehan Baleschoux (d.c.1618) (attributed. 14 and 16, 2022, at The Ngee Ann Kongsi Theater at Wild Rice, Funan. The Opera People will present the Singapore premiere of Benjamin Britten’s “The Rape of Lucretia” on Oct.
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