Stage Director Sarna Lapine and Grammy Award-winning Mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor reunite for a discussion centered around their experience working together on BLO's 2019 production of Britten's The Rape of Lucretia. They discuss their process and reflect on the opera's parallels in today's society, especially pertaining to the #MeToo movement.

This episode includes musical excerpts from Boston Lyric Opera's 2019 production of Benjamin Britten's The Rape of Lucretia.

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