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Benjamin Britten, The Turn of the screw
- I, Prologue
- I, Theme - Scene 1: The Journey (Governess)
- I, Variation I - Scene 2: the Welcome (Flora, Miles, Mrs Grose, Governess)
- I, Variation II - Scene 3: The Letter (Mrs Grose, Governess, Flora, Miles)
- I, Variation III - Scene 4: The Tower (Governess)
- I, Variation IV - Scene 5: The Window (Flora, Miles, Governess, Mrs Grose)
- I, Variation V - Scene 6: The Lesson (Miles, Flora, Governess)
- I, Variation VI - Scene 7: The Lake (Flora, Governess, Miles)
- I, Variation VII - Scene 8: At Night (Quint, Miles, Miss Jessel, Flora, Governess, Mrs Grose)
- II, Variation VIII - Scene 1: Colloquy and Soliloquy (Miss Jessel, Quint, Governess)
- II, Variation IX - Scene 2: The Bells (Miles, Flora, Mrs Grose, Governess)
- II, Variation X - Scene 3: Miss Jessel (Governess, Miss Jessel)
- II, Variation XI - Scene 4: The Bedroom (Miles, Governess, Quint)
- II, Variation XII - Scene 5: Quint (Quint)
- II, Variation XIII - Scene 6: The Piano (Governess, Mrs Grose, Flora)
- II, Variation XIV - Scene 7: Flora (Mrs Grose, Governess, Miss Jessel, Flora)
- II, Variation XV - Scene 8: Miles (Governess, Mrs Grose, Miles, Quint)

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opera Britten's The Turn of the Screw Jonathan Kent (stage director), Jakub Hruša (conductor) – With Miah Persson (The Governess), Toby Spence (Prologue/Peter Quint)...

Jonathan Kent (stage director), Jakub Hruša (conductor) – With Miah Persson (The Governess), Toby Spence (Prologue/Peter Quint)...

Britten's The Turn of the Screw Jonathan Kent (stage director), Jakub Hruša (conductor) – With Miah Persson (The Governess), Toby Spence (Prologue/Peter Quint)...

About

Experience the 2011 Glyndebourne Festival production of Benjamin Britten’s two-act opera The Turn of the Screw, whose libretto by Myfanwy Piper is based on the book by Henry James.

Glyndebourne

Cast

Jonathan Kent | Stage director
Paul Brown | Stage sets and costumes
Mark Henderson | Lighting

Miah Persson | The Governess
Toby Spence | Prologue / Peter Quint
Susan Bickley | Mrs Grose
Giselle Allen | Miss Jessel
Joanna Songi | Flora
Thomas Parfitt | Miles

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Jakub Hruša | Conductor

Program

Benjamin Britten, The Turn of the screw
- I, Prologue
- I, Theme - Scene 1: The Journey (Governess)
- I, Variation I - Scene 2: the Welcome (Flora, Miles, Mrs Grose, Governess)
- I, Variation II - Scene 3: The Letter (Mrs Grose, Governess, Flora, Miles)
- I, Variation III - Scene 4: The Tower (Governess)
- I, Variation IV - Scene 5: The Window (Flora, Miles, Governess, Mrs Grose)
- I, Variation V - Scene 6: The Lesson (Miles, Flora, Governess)
- I, Variation VI - Scene 7: The Lake (Flora, Governess, Miles)
- I, Variation VII - Scene 8: At Night (Quint, Miles, Miss Jessel, Flora, Governess, Mrs Grose)
- II, Variation VIII - Scene 1: Colloquy and Soliloquy (Miss Jessel, Quint, Governess)
- II, Variation IX - Scene 2: The Bells (Miles, Flora, Mrs Grose, Governess)
- II, Variation X - Scene 3: Miss Jessel (Governess, Miss Jessel)
- II, Variation XI - Scene 4: The Bedroom (Miles, Governess, Quint)
- II, Variation XII - Scene 5: Quint (Quint)
- II, Variation XIII - Scene 6: The Piano (Governess, Mrs Grose, Flora)
- II, Variation XIV - Scene 7: Flora (Mrs Grose, Governess, Miss Jessel, Flora)
- II, Variation XV - Scene 8: Miles (Governess, Mrs Grose, Miles, Quint)

Details

Directed by:
- François Roussillon
Venue: Glyndebourne (Lewes, Great Britain)
Production date: 2012
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Production: © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd – François Roussillon et Associés – Mezzo
Available subtitle(s) : FR, EN