Benjamin Britten: 'The Turn of the Screw', op. 54

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  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 2027 Add MS 60602-60604
  • Alternative Id.
      (ark) ark:/81055/vdc_100000000019.0x000105
  • Dates of Creation
      1954-1979
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      3 volumes

Scope and Content

Opera with libretto by Myfanwy Piper, after the novella by Henry James.

A short score (autograph) in a single volume, and a full score (partly autograph) in two volumes.

First performance: 14 September 1954, Teatro La Fenice, Venice (relayed by Radio Italiana, and by the BBC Third Programme).

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