Tracklist

A	Act I Scene 1........ Rome Is Now Ruled By The Etruscan Upstart...... Who Reaches Heaven First
B	Scene 1 (Conclusion).... My Horse! My Horse! ; Interlude ; Tarquinius Does Not Wait ; Scene 2...... Their Spinning- Wheel Unwinds; The Oatmeal Slippers Of Sleep
C	Act II : Scene 1; The Prosperity Of The Etruscans Was Due; She Sleeps As A Rose; Interlude....here In This Scene You See; Scene 2 Oh! What A Lovely Day!
D	Scene 2 (Conclusion) ...we'll Leave The Orchids For Lucretia To Arrange ; Where Is Lucretia? ; Epilogue.....Is It All?

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Printed By – Senol Printing Ltd.
• Recorded At – The Maltings

Credits

• Baritone Vocals – Benjamin Luxon, Bryan Drake
• Bass Vocals – John Shirley-Quirk
• Conductor – Benjamin Britten
• Contralto Vocals – Janet Baker
• Design – Decca Record Publicity Art Department
• Engineer – James Lock , Kenneth Wilkinson
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Elizabeth Bainbridge
• Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
• Producer – Michael Woolcock, Ray Minshull
• Soprano Vocals – Heather Harper, Jenny Hill
• Tenor Vocals – Peter Pears

Notes

Cast List:
Male Chorus - Tenor - Peter Pears
Female Chorus - Soprano - Heather Harper
Collatinus, A Roman General - Bass- John Shirley-Quirk
Junius, A Roman General - Baritone- Bryan Drake
Tarqunius, An Etruscan Prince - Baritone - Benjamin Luxon
Lucretia, Wife of Collatinus - Contralto - Janet Baker
Bianca, Lucretia's Old Nurse - Mezzo Soprano - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Lucia, A Maid - Soprano - Jenny Hill
Recording Dates: 20-25 July 1970.
Released June 1971.

Vinyl Made in UK

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Stamped): ZAL -10358-3G
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Stamped): ZAL 10359-3G
• Matrix / Runout (Side 3 Stamped): ZAL 10360-7G
• Matrix / Runout (Side 4 Stamped): ZAL-10361-4G

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SET 492-3, SET 492, SET 493	Britten*	The Rape Of Lucretia ‎(2xLP, BOX)	Decca, Decca, Decca	SET 492-3, SET 492, SET 493	UK	1971
OSA 1288	Britten*	The Rape Of Lucretia ‎(2xLP, BOX)	London Records	OSA 1288	US	1971