The Turn of the Screw

Opera: Work details

Composer: Benjamin Britten
Music title: The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54
Librettist: Myfanwy Piper
Work definition: Opera in a prologue and two acts
After: After the novella 'The Turn of the Screw' by Henry James
Language: English
World premiere: 14 September 1954, Teatro La Fenice, Venice
ROH premiere: 7 January 2002, The Royal Opera
ROH company premiere: 2 October 1997, The Royal Opera, Barbican Theatre, London
Productions
The Turn of the Screw (1997) The Royal Opera (6 performances online)

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