Britten’s ‘Rape Of Lucretia’, Staged With A Man Playing Lucretia And A Woman Playing The Rapist

“Directed by Kip Williams, this particular production … comes from Sydney Chamber Opera and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and the performers and artistic directors are all aged in their 20s and 30s. They found one way around the gender problems of the text by reversing the roles of men and women in many scenes, including the rape scene.”