Seattle Opera Podcast

Seattle Opera General Director Aidan Lang checks in, midway through our run of THE TURN OF THE SCREW, with some nuanced reflections on this enigmatic piece from the point of view of someone born and bred in England. With musical examples featuring Maria Zifchak (Mrs. Grose), Elizabeth Caballero (the Governess), Marcy Stonikas (Miss Jessel), and the orchestra of Seattle Opera conducted by Constantin Trinks.

Meet the cast of Seattle Opera's TURN OF THE SCREW in this downloadable podcast! Singers Marcy Stonikas (Miss Jessel) and Ben Bliss (Peter Quint) introduce themselves and their colleagues: Elizabeth Caballero (the Governess), Maria Zifchak (Mrs. Grose), Rafi Bellamy Plaice and Forrest Wu (Miles), and Soraya Mafi (Flora). Hear brief clips of Caballero as Donna Elvira (in DON GIOVANNI at Seattle Opera), Zifchak as Ragonde (in COUNT ORY at Seattle Opera), Stonikas as Ariadne (in ARIADNE AUF NAXOS at Seattle Opera), and Bliss as Ferrando (in COSÌ FAN TUTTE at Seattle Opera). And a bonus: Wu and Plaice read "The Second Coming" by W. B. Yeats!

Plaice's CD "Refiner's Fire" is available at the Seattle Opera gift shop, and online at rafibellamyplaice.bandcamp.com/.

Seattle Opera Dramaturg Jonathan Dean introduces the eerie musical world of Britten's THE TURN OF THE SCREW, with special focus on the opera's theme-and-variation structure. Musical examples from Seattle Opera's 1994 performances, starring Lauren Flanigan (The Governess), Joyce Castle (Mrs. Grose), Fraser Walters and Cyndia Sieden (Miles and Flora), and Linda Pavelka (Miss Jessel) and Peter Kazaras (Peter Quint), conducted by Richard Bradshaw.