Details

Based upon Henry James' ghost tale. A young governess is despatched to the country to take charge of two small children by their distant uncle. Her charges appear to be the very picture of "deep sweet serenity" but there are sinister forces at work and her idyll is soon to be destroyed by terror.

Cast/Performers

Nicholas Watts (|Prologue / Peter Quint), Sarah Tynan (Governess), Eleanor Dennis (Miss Jessel), Heather Shipp (Mrs Grose), Jennifer Clark (Flora)

Creatives/Company

Music: Benjamin Britten
Lyrics: Myfanwy Piper
Company: Opera North
Conductor: Leo McFall
Director: Alessandro Talevi
Design: Madeleine Boyd
Lighting: Matthew Haskins