Britten: The Turn of the Screw

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Britten:_The_Turn_of_the_Screw
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:opera
gptkbp:authorOfSourceMaterial gptkb:Henry_James
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:The_Turn_of_the_Screw_(novella)
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Venice_Biennale
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Benjamin_Britten
gptkbp:genre gptkb:opera
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Britten: The Turn of the Screw
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Myfanwy_Piper
gptkbp:musicalForm theme and variations
gptkbp:notableAria How beautiful it is
gptkbp:notableCharacter gptkb:The_Governess
gptkb:Flora
gptkb:Miles
gptkb:Miss_Jessel
gptkb:Mrs._Grose
gptkb:Peter_Quint
gptkbp:notableFeature twelve-note theme variations
gptkbp:notableProduction gptkb:English_Opera_Group,_1954
gptkbp:notableRecording gptkb:Britten_conducts_Britten:_The_Turn_of_the_Screw_(Decca,_1955)
gptkbp:numberOfActs 2
gptkbp:numberOfScenes 16
gptkbp:orchestration gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:period 19th century
gptkbp:premiereDate 1954-09-14
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Teatro_La_Fenice,_Venice
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Boosey_&_Hawkes
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Bly,_England
gptkbp:structure prologue and two acts
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Ghost
psychological drama
supernatural
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dawn_Upshaw
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5