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The Rape of Lucretia
Broadway
Original
The Rape of Lucretia
Broadway
Original
Ziegfeld Theatre
6th Avenue at W. 54th St., Roof, New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Benjamin Britten
libretto:
Ronald Duncan
People (28)
Eunice Alberts
Bianca
(Original)
Adelaide Bishop
Lucia
(Original)
Kitty Carlisle
Lucretia
(Original)
Donald Clarke
The male chorus
(Original)
Lidija Franklin
Bianca
(Original)
Andrew Gainey
Tarquinius
(Original)
Lucas Hoving
Soldier
(Original)
Edward Kane
The male chorus
(Original)
Bunty Kelley
A prostitute
(Original)
Belva Kibler
Lucretia
(Original)
Kazmir Kokic
Soldier
(Original)
Brenda Lewis
The female chorus
(Original)
Patricia Neway
The female chorus
(Original)
Robert Pagent
Roman man
(Original)
Marguerite Piazza
Roman woman
(Original)
Emile Renan
Junius
(Original)
Stanley Simmons
Roman youth
(Original)
Holger Sorensen
Collatinus
(Original)
Edwin Steffe
Collatinus
(Original)
Giorgio Tozzi
Tarquinius
(Original)
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Eunice Alberts
Bianca
(Original)
Adelaide Bishop
Lucia
(Original)
Kitty Carlisle
Lucretia
(Original)
Donald Clarke
The male chorus
(Original)
Lidija Franklin
Bianca
(Original)
Andrew Gainey
Tarquinius
(Original)
Lucas Hoving
Soldier
(Original)
Edward Kane
The male chorus
(Original)
Bunty Kelley
A prostitute
(Original)
Belva Kibler
Lucretia
(Original)
Kazmir Kokic
Soldier
(Original)
Brenda Lewis
The female chorus
(Original)
Patricia Neway
The female chorus
(Original)
Robert Pagent
Roman man
(Original)
Marguerite Piazza
Roman woman
(Original)
Emile Renan
Junius
(Original)
Stanley Simmons
Roman youth
(Original)
Holger Sorensen
Collatinus
(Original)
Edwin Steffe
Collatinus
(Original)
Giorgio Tozzi
Tarquinius
(Original)
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Ronald Duncan
Libretto
Benjamin Britten
Music
Agnes de Mille
Staging
John Piper
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Peggy Clark
Lighting Design
Marjorie Ewing
Producer
Sherman Ewing
Producer
Giovanni Cardelli
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
29
1948
Closing Date
Jan
15
1949
Performances
23
as of Jun 17, 2025
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