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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…

This release includes a digital booklet

Contents

Britten: The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 - original version

Work length3:02
$0.85
$1.15
  • Members of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Philip Langridge (tenor)
  • Sir Colin Davis
  • Recorded: 1981-03
  • Recording Venue: unknown, London

Prologue

Track length3:02
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Britten: The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 - original version - Act One

Work length50:44
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  • 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

Track length3:17
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Interlude: Variation I - Scene 2: The Welcome

Track length4:34
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Interlude: Variation II - Scene 3: The Letter

Track length3:40
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Interlude: Variation III - Scene 4: The Tower

Track length5:51
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Interlude: Variation IV - Scene 5: The Window

Track length10:39
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Interlude: Variation V - Scene 6: The Lesson

Track length5:25
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Interlude: Variation VI - Scene 7: The Lake

Track length6:29
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Interlude: Variation VII - Scene 8: At Night

Track length10:49
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Britten: The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 - original version - Act Two

Work length54:21
$6.80
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  • 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

Track length8:22
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Interlude: Variation IX - Scene 2: The Bells

Track length9:40
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Interlude: Variation X - Scene 3: Miss Jessel

Track length5:54
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Interlude: Variation XI - Scene 4: The Bedroom

Track length6:07
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Interlude: Variation XII - Scene 5: Quint

Track length2:19
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Interlude: Variation XIII - Scene 6: The Piano

Track length4:25
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Interlude: Variation XIV - Scene 7: Flora

Track length4:50
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Interlude: Variation XV - Scene 8: Miles

Track length12:44
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