Britten's The Turn of the Screw
Claustrophobia and menace at a remote country house: Britten's The Turn of the Screw from the Linbury Theatre with Isabelle Peters as the Governess and Elgan Llŷr Thomas as Quint.
Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw from the Linbury Theatre, with Isabelle Peters as the Governess and Elgan Llŷr Thomas as Quint.
An operatic ghost story based on a literary classic. Benjamin Britten's adaptation of Henry James’s tense, classic novella follows the malign influence of two ghosts on two children. Marooned in a remote country house, their young Governess finds herself dangerously out of her depth as she uncovers more about the children's behaviour – and what is prompting it.
Britten's chilling The Turn of the Screw comes to life in an atmospheric new staging created by Natalie Abrahami and Michael Levine with Bassem Akiki conducting. This new production follows Billy Budd, Death in Venice and Peter Grimes in the cycle of Britten works from The Royal Opera.
Presented by Ian Skelly with guest Kate Kennedy.
Britten: The Turn of the Screw
The Governess .... Isabelle Peters (soprano)
Peter Quint .... Elgan Llyr Thomas (tenor)
Mrs Grose, the housekeeper .... Clare Barnett-Jones (mezzo-soprano)
Miss Jessel, the ghost of the former governess .... Kate Royal (soprano)
Miles, the young boy .... Glenn Tong (boy soprano)
Flora, his younger sister .... Fleur Mauxion (soprano)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera
Bassem Akiki (conductor)
On radio
Broadcast
- Sat 16 May 202618:00BBC Radio 3
