'I don’t think that I have ever seen this masterpiece emerge more powerfully or disturbingly that it does in this electrifying new Opera North production'
Daily Telegraph

'A stunning new production from Opera North of Britten’s spooky work…'
The Times
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WHY COME?
If you love a good ghost story, this thrilling new 1920s period production will haunt you even after the curtain has gone down.

THE STORY Full Story
A young governess is sent to a remote country house to look after 2 children, but she soon discovers dark forces are at work. Read the original Henry James story in full here... if you dare.

THE MUSIC Click “Listen” in the left hand menu
Conductor Richard Farnes describes the music as “intoxicating. It seems to draw on music’s ancient link with magic and enchantment, and is both alluring yet disturbing, exotic yet unsettling”

INSIDE VIEW Full interviews
Alessandro Talevi (Director): 'I genuinely think The Turn of the Screw is the best ghost story ever written' and Elizabeth Atherton (the Governess): 'Ultimately it is her innocence that is her undoing'

Free pre-show talks 6.30pm – 7.00pm. Book in advance at the Box Office.

Sung in English. Tickets from £15 or less.