The Long LineThe Long Line

Benjamin Britten

Rape of Lucretia, op. 37

Op. 37 Composed 1946 Stage

Movements

Act I

  1. Scene I. "Collatinus is politically astute" (Male Chorus, Junius, Collatinus, Tarquinius)
  2. Scene I. "Collatinus is politically astute" (Male Chorus, Junius, Collatinus, Tarquinius)
  3. Scene I. "Goodnight!....There goes a happy man!" (Collatinus, Tarquinius, Junius)
  4. Scene I. "Goodnight!....There goes a happy man!" (Collatinus, Tarquinius, Junius)
  5. Scene I. "Here the thirsty ev'ning has drunk the wine of light" (Male Chorus)
  6. Scene I. "Here the thirsty ev'ning has drunk the wine of light" (Male Chorus)
  7. Scene I. "It is an axiom among kings" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  8. Scene I. "It is an axiom among kings" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  9. Scene I. "Maria was unmasked at a masked ball" (Junius, Tarquinius, Collatinus, Male Chorus)
  10. Scene I. "Maria was unmasked at a masked ball" (Junius, Tarquinius, Collatinus, Male Chorus)
  11. Scene I. "My horse! My horse!" (Tarquinius, Male Chorus)
  12. Scene I. "My horse! My horse!" (Tarquinius, Male Chorus)
  13. Scene I. "Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart" (Male Chorus)
  14. Scene I. "Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart" (Male Chorus)
  15. Scene I. "Tarquinius does not dare" (Male Chorus)
  16. Scene I. "Tarquinius does not dare" (Male Chorus)
  17. Scene I. "Who reaches heaven first is the best philosopher" (Collatinus, Male Chorus, Junius, Tarquinius)
  18. Scene I. "Who reaches heaven first is the best philosopher" (Collatinus, Male Chorus, Junius, Tarquinius)
  19. Scene II. "Listen! I heard a knock" (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
  20. Scene II. "Listen! I heard a knock" (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
  21. Scene II. "Lucia runs to the door" (Female Chorus, Tarquinius, Male Chorus, Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)
  22. Scene II. "Lucia runs to the door" (Female Chorus, Tarquinius, Male Chorus, Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)
  23. Scene II. "The oatmeal slippers of sleep" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  24. Scene II. "The oatmeal slippers of sleep" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  25. Scene II. "Their spinning wheel unwinds" (Female Chorus, Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
  26. Scene II. "Their spinning wheel unwinds" (Female Chorus, Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
  27. Scene II. "Time treads upon the hands of women" (Lucia, Bianca, Female Chorus, Lucretia)
  28. Scene II. "Time treads upon the hands of women" (Lucia, Bianca, Female Chorus, Lucretia)
  29. Scene I. "Collatinus is politically astute" (Male Chorus, Junius, Collatinus, Tarquinius)
  30. Scene I. "Collatinus is politically astute" (Male Chorus, Junius, Collatinus, Tarquinius)
  31. Scene I. "Goodnight!....There goes a happy man!" (Collatinus, Tarquinius, Junius)
  32. Scene I. "Goodnight!....There goes a happy man!" (Collatinus, Tarquinius, Junius)
  33. Scene I. "Here the thirsty ev'ning has drunk the wine of light" (Male Chorus)
  34. Scene I. "Here the thirsty ev'ning has drunk the wine of light" (Male Chorus)
  35. Scene I. "It is an axiom among kings" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  36. Scene I. "It is an axiom among kings" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  37. Scene I. "Maria was unmasked at a masked ball" (Junius, Tarquinius, Collatinus, Male Chorus)
  38. Scene I. "Maria was unmasked at a masked ball" (Junius, Tarquinius, Collatinus, Male Chorus)
  39. Scene I. "My horse! My horse!" (Tarquinius, Male Chorus)
  40. Scene I. "My horse! My horse!" (Tarquinius, Male Chorus)
  41. Scene I. "Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart" (Male Chorus)
  42. Scene I. "Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart" (Male Chorus)
  43. Scene I. "Tarquinius does not dare" (Male Chorus)
  44. Scene I. "Tarquinius does not dare" (Male Chorus)
  45. Scene I. "Who reaches heaven first is the best philosopher" (Collatinus, Male Chorus, Junius, Tarquinius)
  46. Scene I. "Who reaches heaven first is the best philosopher" (Collatinus, Male Chorus, Junius, Tarquinius)
  47. Scene II. "Listen! I heard a knock" (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
  48. Scene II. "Listen! I heard a knock" (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
  49. Scene II. "Lucia runs to the door" (Female Chorus, Tarquinius, Male Chorus, Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)
  50. Scene II. "Lucia runs to the door" (Female Chorus, Tarquinius, Male Chorus, Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)
  51. Scene II. "The oatmeal slippers of sleep" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  52. Scene II. "The oatmeal slippers of sleep" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  53. Scene II. "Their spinning wheel unwinds" (Female Chorus, Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
  54. Scene II. "Their spinning wheel unwinds" (Female Chorus, Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
  55. Scene II. "Time treads upon the hands of women" (Lucia, Bianca, Female Chorus, Lucretia)
  56. Scene II. "Time treads upon the hands of women" (Lucia, Bianca, Female Chorus, Lucretia)

Act II

  1. Scene I. "Interlude: Here in this scene you see virtue" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  2. Scene I. "Interlude: Here in this scene you see virtue" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  3. Scene I. "Lucretia!...What do you want?" (Tarquinius, Lucretia, Male Chorus, Female Chorus)
  4. Scene I. "Lucretia!...What do you want?" (Tarquinius, Lucretia, Male Chorus, Female Chorus)
  5. Scene I. "She sleeps as a rose" (Female Chorus)
  6. Scene I. "She sleeps as a rose" (Female Chorus)
  7. Scene I. "The prosperity of the Etruscans" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus, Collatinus, Lucia, Junius, Bianca)
  8. Scene I. "The prosperity of the Etruscans" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus, Collatinus, Lucia, Junius, Bianca)
  9. Scene I. "When Tarquinius desires" (Male Chorus)
  10. Scene I. "When Tarquinius desires" (Male Chorus)
  11. Scene I. "Within this frail crucible of light" (Tarquinius, Female Chorus)
  12. Scene I. "Within this frail crucible of light" (Tarquinius, Female Chorus)
  13. Scene II. "Epilogue: Is it all?" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  14. Scene II. "Epilogue: Is it all?" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  15. Scene II. "Flowers bring to every year" (Lucretia, Bianca)
  16. Scene II. "Flowers bring to every year" (Lucretia, Bianca)
  17. Scene II. "Good morning my Lady" (Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)
  18. Scene II. "Good morning my Lady" (Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)
  19. Scene II. "Last night Tarquinius ravished me" (Lucretia, Collatinus)
  20. Scene II. "Last night Tarquinius ravished me" (Lucretia, Collatinus)
  21. Scene II. "Never again must we two dare to part" (Collatinus, Lucretia)
  22. Scene II. "Never again must we two dare to part" (Collatinus, Lucretia)
  23. Scene II. "Oh! What a lovely day!" (Lucia, Bianca)
  24. Scene II. "Oh! What a lovely day!" (Lucia, Bianca)
  25. Scene II. "This dead hand lets fall" (Collatinus, Junius, Bianca, Lucia, Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  26. Scene II. "This dead hand lets fall" (Collatinus, Junius, Bianca, Lucia, Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  27. Scene II. "You were right. Tarquinius took one of the horses" (Lucia, Bianca, Collatinus, Junius)
  28. Scene II. "You were right. Tarquinius took one of the horses" (Lucia, Bianca, Collatinus, Junius)
  29. Scene I. "Interlude: Here in this scene you see virtue" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  30. Scene I. "Interlude: Here in this scene you see virtue" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  31. Scene I. "Lucretia!...What do you want?" (Tarquinius, Lucretia, Male Chorus, Female Chorus)
  32. Scene I. "Lucretia!...What do you want?" (Tarquinius, Lucretia, Male Chorus, Female Chorus)
  33. Scene I. "She sleeps as a rose" (Female Chorus)
  34. Scene I. "She sleeps as a rose" (Female Chorus)
  35. Scene I. "The prosperity of the Etruscans" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus, Collatinus, Lucia, Junius, Bianca)
  36. Scene I. "The prosperity of the Etruscans" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus, Collatinus, Lucia, Junius, Bianca)
  37. Scene I. "When Tarquinius desires" (Male Chorus)
  38. Scene I. "When Tarquinius desires" (Male Chorus)
  39. Scene I. "Within this frail crucible of light" (Tarquinius, Female Chorus)
  40. Scene I. "Within this frail crucible of light" (Tarquinius, Female Chorus)
  41. Scene II. "Epilogue: Is it all?" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  42. Scene II. "Epilogue: Is it all?" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  43. Scene II. "Flowers bring to every year" (Lucretia, Bianca)
  44. Scene II. "Flowers bring to every year" (Lucretia, Bianca)
  45. Scene II. "Good morning my Lady" (Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)
  46. Scene II. "Good morning my Lady" (Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)
  47. Scene II. "Last night Tarquinius ravished me" (Lucretia, Collatinus)
  48. Scene II. "Last night Tarquinius ravished me" (Lucretia, Collatinus)
  49. Scene II. "Never again must we two dare to part" (Collatinus, Lucretia)
  50. Scene II. "Never again must we two dare to part" (Collatinus, Lucretia)
  51. Scene II. "Oh! What a lovely day!" (Lucia, Bianca)
  52. Scene II. "Oh! What a lovely day!" (Lucia, Bianca)
  53. Scene II. "This dead hand lets fall" (Collatinus, Junius, Bianca, Lucia, Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  54. Scene II. "This dead hand lets fall" (Collatinus, Junius, Bianca, Lucia, Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
  55. Scene II. "You were right. Tarquinius took one of the horses" (Lucia, Bianca, Collatinus, Junius)
  56. Scene II. "You were right. Tarquinius took one of the horses" (Lucia, Bianca, Collatinus, Junius)

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