Sam Linay, Richard Greager, Phyllis Canman, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Helen Field, Machiko Obata, Menai Davies & Steuart Bedford
Britten - The Turn of the Screw
Video Director: Claus Viller - Artist: Sam Linay, Richard Greager, Phyllis Canman, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Helen Field, Machiko Obata, Menai Davies & Steuart Bedford - Soloist: Phyllis Canman, Sam Linay, Richard Greager, Helen Field, Machiko Obata & Menai Davies - Conductor: Steuart Bedford - Composer: Benjamin Britten - Stage Director: Michael Hampe - Orchestra: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
Britten - The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw is a two-act chamber opera composed by Benjamin Britten. The libretto by Myfanwy Piper is based on the namesake of Henry James, and was commissioned as part of the Venice Biennale. The opera, premiered on September 14, 1954, is one of the most celebrated English-language operas. It consists of a prologue followed by 16 scenes, all of which are preceded by a characteristic theme of 12 notes. This production was recorded at the Schwetzingen Festival in 1990, and staged the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart and soloists Helen Field, Menai Davies, Richard Greager, and Machiko Obata, under the direction of Steuart Bedford.