The turn of the screw will be presented in english for three performances, all with projected supertitles. Aurora orchestra appoints two new principal cellists. Regents park open air theatre and english national opera rediscover benjamin brittens the turn of the screw. The hudson reed ensemble has put together a subtle, creepy production of henry james the turn of the screw, which opened oct. The turn of the screw is particularly important because of the career the opera has had on operatic stages in the world. The libretto is based on the novella the turn of the screw by henry james. Turn of the screw lsofarnes by andrew kennedy, sally matthews, catherine wynrogers, london symphony orchestra, benjamin britten, richard farnes from amazons classical music store. Aurora is the second opera bco has commissioned from noah mosley. The original production was directed by oliver platt and. This year, with the help of presenter tom service, they explore beethovens eroica symphony.
Supernatural in suffolk highlights of britten weekend 2015 with. He also serves as music director of the sonoma county philharmonic in california. Aurora orchestra 201516 london season brochure issuu. Aurora orchestra, collon a revolution taken to heart. He is considered one of the most exciting upandcoming latin american conductors of the new generation. All of the stars aligned so that we could do it this year with a great play. A champion of new music nicholas has conducted over 200. Regarded by many as the finest of all his stageworks, the turn of the screw, brittens final chamber opera, was written in the incredibly short period of just four months in 1954. Aurora orchestra is a british chamber orchestra, cofounded in 2004 by conductors nicholas collon and robin ticciati. University opera presents benjamin brittens the turn of. He has had residencies at the wiener konzerthaus, carnegie hall new york. For a number of years ive wanted to do something for halloween, reed said.
Aurora orchestra marks its tenyear anniversary with its most vibrant and ambitious season to date. I have listed 21 works in that field and i still have six to go. Providing plays, musicals, youth theatre education and special events to northeast ohio since 1930. The orchestra is led by music director norman gamboa. The handsome guardian uncle of young flora and miles has hired the young governess to take care of the children at bly, the country house where they live with the housekeeper mrs. The turn of the screw opera simple english wikipedia. The turn of the screw is a 20thcentury english chamber opera composed by benjamin britten with a libretto by myfanwy piper, wife of the artist john piper, who had been a friend of the composer since 1935 and had provided designs for several of the operas. Four years ago at the bbc proms, aurora became the first orchestra to perform a symphony from memory, without the aid of printed sheet music.
Reviews the book the turn of the screw by henry james. Released in the britten anniversary year, richard farnes, the music director of opera north who led their critically acclaimed production of the turn of the screw in 2010, conducts an allenglish cast in brittens most ingeniously crafted opera, including andrew kennedy, sally matthews, and 11year old michael claytonjolly in the. The aurora orchestra defies tradition and turns brittens ghostly turn of the screw into a kind of a dramatic installation. Playing an anna meredith premiere and beethovens 40minute pastoral from memory brought a sense of. This year there two performances by the christine collins young artists at opera holland park. This underrecognized landmark work of the twentieth century literature features a stunning cast of soloists, led by tenor thomas cooley in the role of peter quint and soprano sara jakubiak as the governess, following her. Aurora glimpses visions through three great works of the minimalist canon, each inspired by a search for the divine. Torun stavseng is a norwegian cellist interested in a wide span of music and active as a soloist, chamber musician and principal cellist of aurora orchestra. The aurora symphony orchestra is an allvolunteer communitybased orchestra founded in 1978, based in aurora, colorado.
The work is based on the novel of the same name by henry james which britten had known for many years. The turn of the screw has been described by many critics as the most sophisticated and terrifying ghost story in the english language. A nameless governess reports the events of two ghosts who stalk the young children she has charge over. Brittens last greatest chamber opera, the turn of the screw combines henry james tale of innocence and corruption. Taking this literally, aurora orchestra and aldeburgh music collaborated on a staging of. Located just a half hours drive east of downtown cleveland, chagrin valley little theatre is one of the nations oldest community theatres, offering.
Media in category the turn of the screw opera the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. The turn of the screw, by benjamin britten, aurora. Sophie bevan is perfect as brittens governess, but lost in a labyrinth. Ian bostridge, joan rodgers, benjamin britten, daniel harding, mahler chamber orchestra britten.
East anglian daily times, on the turn of the screw illusionist neil henry and four vivacious aurora soloists provided an entrancing intro to brittens music bbc music magazine, on spirit. Future projects include turn of the screw at aldeburgh and lso st lukes with aurora orchestra. The dynamic musicians of the aurora orchestra are committed to presenting classical music in exciting new ways. The libretto the words of the opera were written by myfanwy piper.
In 2010 she was awarded the swedish royal academy of music honorary prize performing britten. It is a chamber opera an opera for a small number of characters and very small orchestra. Aurora orchestra break classical boundaries classic fm. The spcos britten festival continues with concert performances of the composers chamber opera, the turn of the screw, a rarely performed masterpiece. The turn of the screw is an unusual subject for an opera, with hints of homosexuality, incest and pedophilia but operas like peter grimes and billy buddy have suggestions of homosexuality. The orchestra is based in london, where it is resident orchestra at kings place and associate orchestra at southbank centre. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Instantly view and print michael hopkins string orchestra sheet music online aurora borealis.
The orchestra was also previously associate orchestra at lso st lukes, and performs regularly at other venues including st. The turn of the screw is a claustrophobic and affecting dramatisation of henry jamess ghost story of the same name. The aurora orchestra performing turn of the screw for supernatural suffolk, part of the britten weekend at snape. The aurora orchestra has appointed two new principal cellists following a twoyear search. Since then the orchestra has electrified audiences around the world with this direct and communicative performance style. Baroque repertory may not be the greatest strength of the fine moderninstrument aurora orchestra, but the rhythms were lively enough and the interchange between soloist and ensemble adroitly managed. A performance of brittens turn of the screw in which all but one of the cast members are young artists, and this performance of il barbiere di siviglia 16 june. For a more indepth look at the themes and story of the turn of the screw, read articles from the program, or on our blog act i prologue the narrator introduces the audience to the governesss story. Brittens final chamber opera, based on the novel by henry james, is a terrifying, edgeofyourseat thriller. The story of the opera is almost exactly the same as in henry jamess book. Britten the turn of the screw twelvetone theme tetrachords. The story concerns a naive young governess who is hired to take care of two children in a large mansion in the english countryside. He knows precisely how to pace this work to capitalise on not just the musical elements but also the horror inherent in the story. The turn of the screw, aurora orchestra, lso st lukes.
Illuminations, tynan, aurora orchestra, collon, snape. Sadlers wells, fill in the blanks the place and street stories east london dance and linbury studio theatre. The twoact chamber opera is a tale of innocence corrupted, and the struggle of good against evil, set in a large house in the essex countryside. Nicholas collon aurora orchestra lso st lukes sophie bevan governess ann murray dbe mrs grose andrew staples prologuequint jane irwin miss jessel louise moseley flora thomas delgadolittle miles nich. On 21 august, the guardian and glyndebourne are again joining forces, to livestream the turn of the screw. The turn of the screw by benjamin britten august 22, 2018 at 7. It is a ghost story that was originally published in 1898.
Librivox recording of the turn of the screw by henry james. With its signature creative ethos, aurora orchestra combines worldclass performance with adventurous programming and. Farnes has done stunning britten work in the theatre with opera north, including a brilliant turn of the screw in 2010. The story is based on a story with the same title by henry james. The turn of the screw is an opera by benjamin britten. The turn of the screw at lso st lukes, ec1 the times. Sophie hunter and andrew staples created an atmospheric semistaging for brittens opera. Benjamin britten the turn of the screw lso live lso0749. The groundbreaking aurora orchestra have enlisted the help of break dancers to ensure their new battlethemed concert series is more exciting than ever. The turn of the screw recording mahler chamber orchestra. Mamzer bastard is the latest opera by israeliborn composer naama zisser. Supernatural in suffolk highlights of britten weekend.
East anglian daily times, on the turn of the screw illusionist neil henry and four. It is considered one of the great intellectual spook tales of all time. A truly stellar cast including ann murray, sophie bevan, jane irwin and andrew staples join aurora orchestra under nicholas collon for an unmissable concert performance, atmospherically lit to intensify this most elusive and. The turn of the screw solen mainguene 2019 paul leclaire. Reviews the book the turn of the screw, by henry james and edited by peter beidler. Kennelly, louise english literature in transition, 18801920. The companys normally barebones aesthetic gets an upgrade in pitchperfect lighting and sound cues, and a potent use of translucent sheets to bring a spooky estate on the english moors to life. The aurora symphony orchestras regular season occurs annually from august through may of each year, during which they perform public concerts including. The turn of the screw, aurora orchestra, lso st lukes a hawksmoor church ought to be the right setting for the psychological terror of brittens great chamber opera, a slanted but still chilling adaptation of henry jamess novella. Sunday, march 4, 2018, 2 pm orchestra hall nikolai rimskykorsakov flight of the bumblebee ca. The turn of the screw the saint paul chamber orchestra. Nikolle doolin the turn of the screw is a novella written by henry james. The aurora orchestra is back, again performing a classic work from memory.
The best thing about this recording of brittens greatest chamber opera is the conducting of richard farnes. The turn of the screw, aurora orchestra, lso st lukes the arts. Bishop director of university opera, will direct and graduate conducting assistant kyle knox will conduct the member. Released in celebration of the britten anniversary year, richard farnes, the music director of opera north who led their critically acclaimed production of the turn of the screw in 2010, conducts an allenglish cast in brittens most ingeniously crafted opera, including andrew kennedy, sally matthews, and 11year old michael claytonjolly in the role of miles. The london symphony orchestras concert performances of the turn of the screw. Director kent reed is aiming to hit a similar seasonal sweet spot with the turn of the screw. The corruption of children was something that both fascinated and appalled britten. Brittens last and arguably greatest chamber opera, the turn of the screw combines henry james supernatural tale of innocence and corruption with some of the composers most powerful music, creating a work that is by turns ravishing and shattering. John smiths square, london and june 4th symphony hall, birmingham, the aurora orchestra offer up a refreshingly creative programme with an alpine theme. His first, mad king suibhne was very well received when it premiered at bury court in 2017 mosley has a gift for melody. A truly stellar cast joins aurora orchestra under nicholas collon for an atmospheric concert performance of this most elusive and claustrophobic of ghost fables.
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