Coming next season
Benjamin Britten’s
THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
AtG Artistic Director Joel Ivany and Music Director Topher Mokrzewski present Britten’s haunting chamber opera about the ill-fated Lucretia, whose was rape by Tarquinius Sextus — son of the Etruscan King of Rome — and consequent suicide spurred the revolution that toppled the monarchy and brought about the Roman Republic.
The Rape of Lucretia will be developed and debuted at The Banff Centre this summer, followed by a semi-staged sneak peek at Toronto Summer Music Festival.
Upcoming performances:
July 14–17, 2016 The Banff Centre
Stage direction by Paul Curran
Friday, July 22, 2016 Toronto Summer Music Festival
Stage direction by Anna Theodosakis
Toronto Summer Music offer: Use the promocode AGAINSTTG for a special 20% discount!*
*Offer not applicable to previously purchased tickets or in combination with any other offer. Offer only applicable to regular priced tickets. Offer expires June 15.
Full AtG presentation in Toronto, location TBA
Stay tuned for the on-sale date and more announcements!