Insight Talk: The Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw Insight Talk 2022
Speaker: Michael White
Music critic and presenter, Michael White, shares his thoughts on the history of Britten's adaptation of Henry James's chilling story, the original cast, Britten's music and the composer himself.
Illustrated with extracts from our 2019 RPS Award winning production for a glimpse at what to expect in the 2022 Season. Tickets for performances of The Turn of the Screw can be purchased online at booking.garsingtonopera.org.
+++ GARSINGTON OPERA 2019 +++
Prologue/Quint - Ed Lyon
Governess - Sophie Bevan
Flora - Adrianna Forbes-Dorant
Miles - Leo Jemison
Mrs Grose - Kathleen Wilkinson
Miss Jessel - Katherine Broderick
Conductor - Richard Farnes
Director - Louisa Muller
Designer - Christopher Oram
Lighting Designer - Malcolm Rippeth
Garsington Opera Orchestra
With thanks to the Jennifer Vyvyan Foundation • www.jennifervyvyan.org
Music courtesy of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Limited

[@gowanhewlett745]

Superb presentation....Thankyou Thankyou

[@merccadoosis8847]

Excellent analysis with very insightful commentary.
I was troubled by the book's ending which was well illustrated in the video. But I could never quite understand 𝙬𝙝𝙮 the child went through that unhappy fate. The consensus is that the ending was purposely ambiguous. Thus, the reader is to determine for him/herself as to why. If anything this makes the book more haunting.

[@rosemaryallen2128]

A very illuminating analysis. Having just re-read James' novella recently, I am rather taken aback by what Britten did with it! But it sounds superb...

[@rocithebest6520]

Your house... 😍

[@heraalltheway]

thanks

[@starshadow169]

Perfectttttt❤❤❤❤❤

[@grotehadronenbotser]

Thank you, excellent commentary.