Sankt Annae Girls' Choir - Turn of the Screw

In celebration of the Britten anniversary year, Richard Farnes, Music Director of Opera North, conducts an all-English cast in Britten's the Turn of the Screw - his most ingeniously crafted opera. Soloists include Andrew Kennedy, Sally Matthews, and 11-year old Michael Clayton-Jolly in the role of Miles. Originally scheduled to be conducted by Sir Colin Davis, Farnes was the natural replacement, having been mentored by the late conductor. Premiered in 1954, Britten's opera sets Henry James's remarkable ghost story about a governess and a housekeeper who vow to protect two children from the strange happenings that occur in the grounds of their home.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Prologue
2. Theme
3. Scene I - the Journey
4. Variation I
5. Scene II - the Welcome
6. Variation II
7. Scene III - the Letter
8. Variation III
9. Scene IV - the Tower
10. Variation IV
11. Scene V - the Window
12. Variation V
13. Scene VI - the Lesson
14. Variation VI
15. Scene VII - the Lake
16. Variation VII
17. Scene VIII - at Night

Disc: 2

1. Variation VIII
2. Scene I - Colloquy and Soliloquy
3. Variation IX
4. Scene II - the Bells
5. Variation X
6. Scene III - Miss Jessel
7. Variation XI
8. Scene IV - the Bedroom
9. Variation XII
10. Scene V - Quint
11. Variation XIII
12. Scene VI - the Piano
13. Variation XIV
14. Scene VII - Flora
15. Variation XV
16. Scene VIII - Miles