Opera of the Week – Britten’s turn of the Screw

Tonight’s Opera – Britten’s Turn of the Screw

This week’s streamed opera from OperaVision is Britten’s The Turn of the Screw based on the Henry James’ ghost story.   The La Monnaie/Munt production is by German director   Andrea Breth and the British conductor Ben Glassberg.

The Plot:  Nothing is what it seems in an old English manor. When a new governess arrives, the children entrusted to her care seem to receive visits from the ghosts. What horrors occurred here before her arrival? Are the children innocent? Can we really trust what we see?

Available from today Friday 27^th August at  19.00 CET,   18.00 London and  13.00 NY.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74fr05_nCAw