Benjamin Britten: The Rape of Lucretia

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: "Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart" (Male Chorus)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: "It is an axiom among kings" (Female Chorus)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: "Here the thirsty evening" (Male Chorus)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: "Who reaches heaven first" (Collatinus, Junius, Tarquinius, Male Chorus)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: "Maria was unmasked at a masked ball" (Junius, Tarquinius, Collatinus, Male Chorus)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: "Collatinus is politically astute" (Male Chorus, Junius, Collatinus, Tarquinius)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: "There goes a happy man!" (Tarquinius, Junius)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: "Tarquinius does not dare" (Male Chorus)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: "My horse! My horse!... Tarquinius does not wait" (Tarquinius, Male Chorus)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: "Their spinning-wheel unwinds" (Female Chorus, Lucrezia, Bianca, Lucia)