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The ghosts of the past are calling. They lurk in every nook and cranny, intangible and yet always there. When a young governess is sent to the Bly estate to look after the orphans Miles and Flora, she discovers that strange things are going on. Not only are the children obviously keeping secrets, but the housekeeper Mrs. Grose is also hiding something. The governess increasingly sees a shadowy man and a woman. Is it imagination? The dead? What is the relationship between the apparitions and the children? What has happened here? Who is the perpetrator, who is the victim? The search for answers means an end to the silence - and endangers at least one life.

Benjamin Britten's "The Turn of the Screw" is a psychological thriller in chamber opera format. The story about the unspoken, fears and being at the mercy of others is told from the governess's point of view. But perceptions and memories can be deceptive. Britten skillfully incorporates the fragmentary into his composition, transforming atmosphere into sound and language into tones whose pull is impossible to escape.

Age recommendation: 14+