| Description |
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
plastic |
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4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD-9; soundtracks in Dolby digital 5.1, PCM stereo.; aspect ratio 16:9. |
| Note |
Opera in 2 acts; libretto by Myfanwy Piper, adapted after the story by Henry James. |
| Performer |
Mark Padmore (Quint) ; Lisa Milne (The governess) ; Catrin Wyn Davies (Miss Jessel) ; Diana Montague (Mrs. Grose) ; Nicholas Kirby Johnson (Miles) ; Caroline Wise (Flora) ; City of London Sinfonia ; Richard Hickox, conductor. |
| Credits |
Television director, Katie Mitchell; production designer, Alison Chitty; director of photography, Nick Morris; producer, Fiona Morris; a BBC Wales production. |
| Event |
Originally broadcast in 2004. |
| Note |
Program notes by Tom Sutcliffe and synopsis in English, French, and German (21 pages : color illustrations) inserted in container. |
| Summary |
Benjamin Britten's 1955 opera of Henry James' 1898 novella concerns the demonic possession of two children by a formerly alive governess and butler. Or maybe it's not. What first appears to be a stock ghost story about the struggle between good and evil takes on complex meanings through the medium of Britten's eerie music. The opera is divided into sixteen scenes, fifteen variations on one nine-measure "Screw" theme, so called in part because of its powerful delineation of mounting tension--Peter Bates. |
| Language |
Sung in English, with subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Chamber operas.
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Televised performances.
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Opera adaptations.
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Operas.
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Televised performances.
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Adaptations.
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Adaptations.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Padmore, Mark, singer.
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Milne, Lisa, singer.
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Wyn-Davies, Catrin, singer.
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Montague, Diana, singer.
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Kirby-Johnson, Nicholas, 1992- singer.
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Wise, Caroline, 1989- singer.
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Hickox, Richard, 1948-2008, conductor.
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Mitchell, Katie, television director.
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Chitty, Alison, production designer.
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Morris, Nick (Director), director of photography.
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Morris, Fiona, television producer.
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Piper, Myfanwy, librettist.
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Sutcliffe, Tom, writer of added commentary.
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Opera adaptation of (work): James, Henry, 1843-1916.
Turn of the screw.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Turn of the screw.
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City of London Sinfonia, instrumentalist.
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BBC Cymru Wales, production company.
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Opus Arte (Firm), film distributor.
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| Standard No. |
809478009078 |
| Music No. |
OA 0907 D Opus Arte |
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