The Turn of the Screw (1990)

Music

Overview

In Benjamin Britten's operatic adaptation of Henry James' masterwork, a naive governess (Helen Field) arrives at a country manor and soon discovers that it holds a murky secret involving her charges and two ghostly servants who wield a sinister influence on them. The taut, atmospheric production also stars Sam Linay, Machiko Obata, Menai Davies and Phyllis Cannan, with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra providing accompaniment.

Cast

• Helen Field as Governess
• Menai Davies as Mrs. Grose
• Richard Greager as Quint/Prologue
• Phyllis Cannan as Miss Jessel
• Machiko Obata as Flora
• Samuel Linay as Miles
• Steuart Bedford as Conductor

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