Not Seeing, Not Knowing
Britten's fascination for the unspoken
LA MONNAIE / DE MUNT
Opera
The Turn of the Screw Benjamin Britten
Presentation
The ghost wants to play, but the children fear the game.
Nothing is what it seems at the old English country house Bly. When a new governess takes up her position, she is told never to leave the children alone! The shocking confrontation with the ghosts of her predecessor and a certain Peter Quint soon makes it clear to her why. As protecting the children becomes increasingly difficult, disturbing questions arise: What horrible acts took place before her arrival? How innocent are the children? And are you really seeing what’s before your eyes?
Drawing on Henry James’s intriguing ghost story, Benjamin Britten composed a psychological thriller in chamber opera format with The Turn of the Screw. Director Andrea Breth keeps the mystery intact, turning House Bly into a labyrinth in which the characters are not the only ones to lose themselves. Together with conductor Antonio Méndez, she will turn the screw on your imagination as far as it goes…
Are you under 30? Then attend this opera on the Young Opera Night (10.5.2024) and enjoy a free reception and exclusive after-event.
Dates & tickets
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Location
Prices
Dynamic ticket prices
Starting from € 12 to € 165
-30 years old: € 10 / € 50
Language
Sung in English
Surtitles in Dutch and French
Presentation
Introductory talks 45' before the start of the performance: in Dutch by Frederic Delmotte (Bonbonnière) and in French by Benoit Van Langenhove (Grand Foyer)
Running time
1h50
Gallery
Magazine
Dates & Tickets
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Thu 02 May 2024
Time20:00
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Sun 05 May 2024
Time15:00
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Wed 08 May 2024
Time20:00
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Fri 10 May 2024
Time20:00
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Sun 12 May 2024
Time15:00
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Tue 14 May 2024
Time20:00
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Cast
Cast
Opera in a prologue and two acts, op.54 (1954)
Libretto by Myfanwy Piper after a story by Henry James
Music by Benjamin Britten
Première Teatro La Fenice Venezia, 19.9.1954
Conductor ANTONIO MÉNDEZ Director ANDREA BRETH
Set Designer RAIMUND ORFEO VOIGT Costume Designer CARLA TETI Lighting Designer ALEXANDER KOPPELMANNSound CHRISTOPH MATEKA Dramaturge KLAUS BERTISCH
The Prologue ED LYON Governess SALLY MATTHEWS Miles SAMUEL BRASSEUR KULK*
& NOAH VANMEERHAEGHE* Flora KATHARINA BIERWEILER Mrs Grose CAROLE WILSON Peter Quint JULIAN HUBBARD Miss Jessel ALLISON COOK
Member of the La Monnaie Children’s Chorus*
La Monnaie Chamber Orchestra
ProductionLA MONNAIE
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