Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Britten 100: The Turn of the Screw

Live from the Barbican in London, Martin Handley presents a performance of Britten's chamber opera The Turn Of The Screw. Cast includes Andrew Kennedy and Sally Matthews.

Live from the Barbican Hall, London

Presented by Martin Handley

Britten's claustrophobic chamber opera The Turn Of The Screw, live from London's Barbican Hall, sets Henry James's ambiguous ghost story in a miracle of musical form. The LSO is conducted by Richard Farnas, and the cast includes Andrew Kennedy and Sally Matthews

Britten: The Turn Of The Screw

7.55:
Interval: Interval Music, plus a Radio 3 Opera Guide to Britten's Turn of the Screw.

8.20:
Part 2: Act 2

Andrew Kennedy, tenor (Prologue, Peter Quint)
Sally Matthews, soprano (Governess)
Michael Clayton-Jolly, boy soprano (Miles)
Lucy Hall, soprano (Flora)
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo (Mrs Grose)
Katherine Broderick, soprano (Miss Jessel)
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Farnes (conductor)

Broadcast as part of Britten 100 - Radio 3's Britten centenary celebrations.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Broadcast

  • Tue 16 Apr 2013 19:00

New Music on Radio 3

New Music on Radio 3

A chance to listen to recent broadcasts of new music - including premieres - on Radio 3.