THE TURN OF THE SCREW Britten – I Teatri di Reggio Emilia

In a remote country house, the newly-appointed governess arrives to take charge of the orphaned Flora and Miles. She must fight to protect them from strange and menacing spirits. But are these apparitions real, or the product of her troubled imagination? And what terrible evil occurred before her arrival? In an oppressive atmosphere filled with unseen phantoms and hallucinations, Benjamin Britten’s fourth operas is his most captivating. What is left unsaid takes centre stage echoing a void at the centre of Henry James’s original story; an empty centre around which gravitates the characters with their hopes and fears - an absence that drags all the characters into an unstoppable downward spiral. I Teatri’s new production in Reggio Emilia is conducted by Francesco Bossaglia and directed by Fabio Condemi who writes, ‘I believe that Britten’s The Turn of the Screw is not just a musical transposition of Henry James’s novella. It is a profound reflection on its themes, a musical parallel that continually dialogues, approaches and detaches itself from the original.’ Streamed LIVE on OperaVision on 21 May 2023 at 15:30 CET and available until 21 November 2023: CAST The Prologue Florian Panzieri Peter Quint Florian Panzieri Miles Ben Fletcher Flora Maia Greaves The Governess Laura Zecchini Mrs Grose Chiara Trapani Miss Jessel Liga Liedskalnina Music Benjamin Britten Text Myfanwy Piper from the short novel by Henry James Conductor Francesco Bossaglia Director Fabio Condemi Sets Fabio Cherstich Costume Designer Gianluca Sbicca Lighting Oscar Frosio OperaVision is a freeview opera streaming platform, supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe programme. Watch live streams as the performances themselves unfold in the opera house. Enjoy a variety of shows - including opera, operetta, musical theatre, dance, ballet and concerts. Opera connaisseur or curious newcomer, there is something for everyone on OperaVision. WEBSITE: FACEBOOK: TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: TIKTOK: @operavision