The Turn of the Screw

Opera

Writers: Benjamin Britten Myfanwy Piper

Songs

Act One

  • Prologue (Prologue)
  • Theme (orchestra)
  • Scene I: The Journey (Governess)
  • Variation I (orchestra)
  • Scene 2: The Welcome (Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Flora)
  • Variation II (orchestra)
  • Scene 3: The Letter (Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Flora)
  • Variation III (orchestra)
  • Scene 4: The Tower (Governess, Quint)
  • Variation IV (orchestra)
  • Scene 5: The Window (Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Flora, Quint)
  • Variation V (orchestra)
  • Scene 6: The Lesson (Governess, Miles, Flora)
  • Variation VI (orchestra)
  • Scene 7: The Lake (Governess, Miles, Flora, Miss Jessel)
  • Variation VII (orchestra)
  • Scene 8: At Night (Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Flora, Quint, Miss Jessel)

Act Two

  • Variation VIII (orchestra)
  • Scene 1: Colloquy and Soliloquy (Quint, Miss Jessel, Governess)
  • Variation IX (orchestra)
  • Scene 2: The Bells (Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Flora)
  • Variation X (orchestra)
  • Scene 3: Miss Jessel (Governess, Miss Jessel)
  • Variation XI (orchestra)
  • Scene 4: The Bedroom (Governess, Miles, Quint)
  • Variation XII (orchestra)
  • Scene 5: Quint (Miles, Quint)
  • Variation XIII (orchestra)
  • Scene 6: The Piano (Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Flora)
  • Variation XIV (orchestra)
  • Scene 7: Flora (Governess, Mrs. Grose, Flora, Miss Jessel)
  • Variation XV (orchestra)
  • Scene 8: Miles (Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Flora, Quint)

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.


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