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Britten: The Turn of the Screw - DVD

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CHDVD 5290

Britten: The Turn of the Screw - DVD

Running Time: 112:46

CD UPC: 0095115529096

Release Date: November 2021
Originally recorded in November 2020

Composer
Benjamin Britten

Tenor Voice The Prologue - tenor
Robert Murray

Solo The Governess - soprano
Rhian Lois

Solo Miles - treble
Leo Jemison

Solo Flora - soprano
Alys Mererid Roberts

Solo Mrs Grose (the housekeeper) - soprano
Gweneth Ann Rand

Tenor Voice Quint (a former manservant) - tenor
Robert Murray

Solo Miss Jessel (a former governess) - soprano
Francesca Chiejina

Orchestra
Sinfonia of London

Conductor
John Wilson

Opera producer
Dominic Best, Selina Cadell, and Eliza Thompson

Opera producer
Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson

Engineer
Andy Payne

Venue 10-17 October 2020 (Singers)
Wilton's Music Hall, London

Venue 2-6 November 2020 (Orchestra)
Cadogan Hall, London

Genre:
Vocal & Song
Opera

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BENJAMIN BRITTEN

The Turn Of The Screw, Op.54 (1954)

An Opera in a Prologue and Two Acts

Introduction

2:32

Prologue

'It is a curious story' -

3:09

Act I

Theme -

1:11

Scene 1. The Journey

Governess: 'Nearly there' -

2:35

Variation I -

0:37

Scene 2. The Welcome

Miles and Flora: 'Mrs Grose! Mrs Grose! Will she be nice?' -

3:35

with Mrs Grose and Governess

Variation II -

0:43

Scene 3. The Letter

Mrs Grose: 'Miss! Miss! A letter for you' -

2:56

with Governess, Miles, and Flora

Variation III -

1:42

Scene 4. The Tower

10.

Governess: 'How beautiful it is' -

3:58

11.

Variation IV -

0:27

Scene 5. The Window

12.

Miles and Flora: 'Tom, Tom, the piper's son' -

9:47

13.

Variation V -

1:06

Scene 6. The Lesson

14.

Miles and Flora: 'Many nouns in -is we find' -

3:55

with Governess

15.

Variation VI -

1:10

Scene 7. The Lake

16.

Flora: 'O rivers and seas and lakes!' -

5:30

with Governess, Miss Jessel, and Miles

17.

Variation VII -

1:24

Scene 8. At Night

18.

Quint: 'Miles! Miles! Miles!'

9:54

with Miles, Miss Jessel, Flora, Governess, and Mrs Grose

Act II

19.

Variation VIII -

4:00

Scene 1. Colloquy and Soliloquy

20.

Miss Jessel: 'Why did you call me from my schoolroom dreams?' -

4:27

with Quint and Governess

21.

Variation IX -

0:50

Scene 2. The Bells

22.

Miles and Flora: 'O sing unto them a new song' -

7:58

with Mrs Grose and Governess

23.

Variation X -

0:35

Scene 3. Miss Jessel

24.

Governess: 'She is here!' -

6:09

with Miss Jessel

25.

Variation XI -

1:20

Scene 4. The Bedroom

26.

Miles: 'Malo, Malo: than a naughty boy...' -

4:48

with Governess and Quint

Variation XII

27.

Quint: "So! She has written' -

1:20

Scene 5. Quint

28.

Quint: 'Take it! Take it! Take it!' -

0:54

with Miles

29.

Variation XIII -

1:12

Scene 6. The Piano

30.

Governess and Mrs Grose: 'O what a clever boy' -

3:30

with Miles and Flora

31.

Variation XIV -

0:36

Scene 7. Flora

32.

Mrs Grose and Governess: 'Flora! Flora! Flora!' -

3:57

with Flora and Miss Jessel

33.

Variation XV -

0:55

Scene 8. Miles

34.

Governess: 'Miss Grose'

14:04

with Mrs Grose, Flora, Miles and Quint

Total time: 112:46

Solo: Rhian Lois The Governess - soprano

Solo: Leo Jemison Miles - treble

Solo: Alys Mererid Roberts Flora - soprano

Solo: Gweneth Ann Rand Mrs Grose (the housekeeper) - soprano

Solo: Francesca Chiejina Miss Jessel (a former governess) - soprano

Orchestra: Sinfonia of London

Conductor: John Wilson

From a stage production directed by Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson

BENJAMIN BRITTEN

The Turn Of The Screw, Op.54 (1954)

An Opera in a Prologue and Two Acts

Introduction

2:32

Prologue

'It is a curious story' -

3:09

Act I

Theme -

1:11

Scene 1. The Journey

Governess: 'Nearly there' -

2:35

Variation I -

0:37

Scene 2. The Welcome

Miles and Flora: 'Mrs Grose! Mrs Grose! Will she be nice?' -

3:35

with Mrs Grose and Governess

Variation II -

0:43

Scene 3. The Letter

Mrs Grose: 'Miss! Miss! A letter for you' -

2:56

with Governess, Miles, and Flora

Variation III -

1:42

Scene 4. The Tower

10.

Governess: 'How beautiful it is' -

3:58

11.

Variation IV -

0:27

Scene 5. The Window

12.

Miles and Flora: 'Tom, Tom, the piper's son' -

9:47

13.

Variation V -

1:06

Scene 6. The Lesson

14.

Miles and Flora: 'Many nouns in -is we find' -

3:55

with Governess

15.

Variation VI -

1:10

Scene 7. The Lake

16.

Flora: 'O rivers and seas and lakes!' -

5:30

with Governess, Miss Jessel, and Miles

17.

Variation VII -

1:24

Scene 8. At Night

18.

Quint: 'Miles! Miles! Miles!'

9:54

with Miles, Miss Jessel, Flora, Governess, and Mrs Grose

Act II

19.

Variation VIII -

4:00

Scene 1. Colloquy and Soliloquy

20.

Miss Jessel: 'Why did you call me from my schoolroom dreams?' -

4:27

with Quint and Governess

21.

Variation IX -

0:50

Scene 2. The Bells

22.

Miles and Flora: 'O sing unto them a new song' -

7:58

with Mrs Grose and Governess

23.

Variation X -

0:35

Scene 3. Miss Jessel

24.

Governess: 'She is here!' -

6:09

with Miss Jessel

25.

Variation XI -

1:20

Scene 4. The Bedroom

26.

Miles: 'Malo, Malo: than a naughty boy...' -

4:48

with Governess and Quint

Variation XII

27.

Quint: "So! She has written' -

1:20

Scene 5. Quint

28.

Quint: 'Take it! Take it! Take it!' -

0:54

with Miles

29.

Variation XIII -

1:12

Scene 6. The Piano

30.

Governess and Mrs Grose: 'O what a clever boy' -

3:30

with Miles and Flora

31.

Variation XIV -

0:36

Scene 7. Flora

32.

Mrs Grose and Governess: 'Flora! Flora! Flora!' -

3:57

with Flora and Miss Jessel

33.

Variation XV -

0:55

Scene 8. Miles

34.

Governess: 'Miss Grose'

14:04

with Mrs Grose, Flora, Miles and Quint

Total time: 112:46

Solo: Rhian Lois The Governess - soprano

Solo: Leo Jemison Miles - treble

Solo: Alys Mererid Roberts Flora - soprano

Solo: Gweneth Ann Rand Mrs Grose (the housekeeper) - soprano

Solo: Francesca Chiejina Miss Jessel (a former governess) - soprano

Orchestra: Sinfonia of London

Conductor: John Wilson

From a stage production directed by Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson

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