
Clive Bayley
1991 2013Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia10/102013HDSarah Connolly's 'outstanding' (The Guardian) portrayal of the wronged Roman noblewoman, written originally for Kathleen Ferrier, lies at the hear of...
2021Peter Grimes
Peter Grimes0/102021HDBased on a poem published in 1810 with more ethnographic than dramatic focus, Britten constructed a sombre parable about the conflict between the...
2017Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd
2021The Barber of Seville
The Barber of Seville0/102021HDA young count is in love with a shrewd woman who returns his feelings. But her guardian harbours his own plans for her. When jack-of-all-trades...
2011The Rake's Progress
The Rake's Progress0/102011HDThe devil is hard at work in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress! The three-act opera was premiered at Venice’s La Fenice in 1951 and...
2018Mozart: La clemenza di Tito
Mozart: La clemenza di Tito0/102018HDThis is an excellent production of Mozart's 1791 opera about Titus Vespasian, who prefers to be remembered for his clemency, even toward his best...
2013Britten: Gloriana
Britten: Gloriana0/102013HDBenjamin Britten’s opera Gloriana was written in 1953 for celebrations around the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to whom the...