Offer,Britten: The Turn of the Screw
Philip Langridge (Prologue), Helen Donath (Governess), Heather Harper (Miss Jessel), Robert Tear (Quint), Ava June (Mrs Grose), Michael Ginn (Miles), Lillian Watson (Flora)
Members of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis
Britten's devastating master-opera is graced with a performance to match, with stellar playing and a mesmerising tour de force each from Robert Tear's Quint and Helen Donath's Governess. — More…
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Britten: The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 - original version
- Members of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Philip Langridge (tenor)
- Sir Colin Davis
- Recorded: 1981-03
- Recording Venue: unknown, London
Prologue
Britten: The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 - original version - Act One
- Members of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Robert Tear (tenor), Helen Donath (soprano), Michael Ginn (boy soprano), Lilian Watson (soprano), Heather Harper (soprano), Ava June (soprano)
- Sir Colin Davis
- Recorded: 1981-03
- Recording Venue: unknown, London
Interlude: Theme - Scene 1: The Journey
Interlude: Variation I - Scene 2: The Welcome
Interlude: Variation II - Scene 3: The Letter
Britten: The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 - original version - Act Two
- Members of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Heather Harper (soprano), Michael Ginn (boy soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), Lilian Watson (soprano), Helen Donath (soprano), Ava June (soprano)
- Sir Colin Davis
- Recorded: 1981-03
- Recording Venue: unknown, London
Interlude: Variation VIII - Scene 1: Colloquy and So- lioquy
Interlude: Variation IX - Scene 2: The Bells
Interlude: Variation X - Scene 3: Miss Jessel