Live from the Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Chris de Souza introduces Benjamin Britten's opera The Rape of Lucretia in a new fully staged production in association with English National Opera and the Britten Estate Limited.
Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera, conductor Paul Daniel

Act 1

8.50 Twenty Minutes: Britten's Religious Instinct
Ever since the first performance of The Rape of Lucretia critics have taken issue with Britten and his librettist Ronald Duncan over their decision to impose a Christian commentary on a pre-Christian story.
Michael Oliver explores the opera's religious context with the Rev Canon Michael Fuller.

9.10 Act 2

(See also tomorrow 7.30pm)