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Opera North's The Turn Of The Screw

Wed 11 March 2020

Opera North's The Turn of the Screw

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THE TURN OF THE SCREW – BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Sung in English

A terrifying, edge-of-your-seat thriller.

In a remote country house, a newly-appointed governess fights to protect two children from menacing spirits. But are these apparitions real, or the product of her troubled imagination? And what terrible evil occurred before the governess’s arrival?

Based on the ghost story by Henry James, Britten’s psychological thriller of a chamber opera reaches new levels of terror in Alessandro Talevi’s spine-chilling production. The theme of The Turn of the Screw – of innocence abused and corrupted – had a particular fascination for Britten, and he clothes this dark material in music of disturbing beauty that winds up the tension to breaking point.

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Photo credit: Tristram Kenton

Opera North’s production of Britten’s The Turn of the Screw Jennifer Clark as Flora, Tim Gasiorek as Miles, Heather Shipp as Mrs Grose and Sarah Tynan as The Governess Conductor Leo McFall, Director Alessandro Talevi, Set and Costume Designer Madeleine Boyd, Lighting Designer Matthew Haskins Photo credit: Tristram Kenton
Opera North’s production of Britten’s The Turn of the Screw Sarah Tynan as The Governess Conductor Leo McFall, Director Alessandro Talevi, Set and Costume Designer Madeleine Boyd, Lighting Designer Matthew Haskins Photo credit: Tristram Kenton
Opera North’s production of Britten’s The Turn of the Screw Jennifer Clark as Flora and Tim Gasiorek as Miles Conductor Leo McFall, Director Alessandro Talevi, Set and Costume Designer Madeleine Boyd, Lighting Designer Matthew Haskins Photo credit: Tristram Kenton
Opera North’s production of Britten’s The Turn of the Screw Sarah Tynan as the Governess and Nicholas Watts as Peter Quint Conductor Leo McFall, Director Alessandro Talevi, Set and Costume Designer Madeleine Boyd, Lighting Designer Matthew Haskins Photo credit: Tristram Kenton
Opera North’s production of Britten’s The Turn of the Screw Jennifer Clark as Flora Conductor Leo McFall, Director Alessandro Talevi, Set and Costume Designer Madeleine Boyd, Lighting Designer Matthew Haskins Photo credit: Tristram Kenton
Opera North’s production of Britten’s The Turn of the Screw Nicholas Watts as Peter Quint, Sarah Tynan as The Governess and Tim Gasiorek as Miles Conductor Leo McFall, Director Alessandro Talevi, Set and Costume Designer Madeleine Boyd, Lighting Designer Matthew Haskins Photo credit: Tristram Kenton
Opera North’s production of Britten’s The Turn of the Screw Eleanor Dennis as Miss Jessel and Jennifer Clark as Flora Conductor Leo McFall, Director Alessandro Talevi, Set and Costume Designer Madeleine Boyd, Lighting Designer Matthew Haskins Photo credit: Tristram Kenton
Opera North’s production of Britten’s The Turn of the Screw Eleanor Dennis as Miss Jessel, Sarah Tynan as The Governess and Nicholas Watts as Peter Quint Conductor Leo McFall, Director Alessandro Talevi, Set and Costume Designer Madeleine Boyd, Lighting Designer Matthew Haskins Photo credit: Tristram Kenton
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A picture of the cast of Opera North's The Turn of the Screw
A picture of the cast of Opera North's The Turn of the Screw
A picture of the cast of Opera North's The Turn of the Screw
A picture of the cast of Opera North's The Turn of the Screw
A picture of the cast of Opera North's The Turn of the Screw
A picture of the cast of Opera North's The Turn of the Screw
A picture of the cast of Opera North's The Turn of the Screw
A picture of the cast of Opera North's The Turn of the Screw
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