Britten, Opera and Film

Investigates cinematic qualities in opera and reveals why Benjamin Britten's operas lend themselves to TV and film interpretations. Benjamin Britten's 1954 opera The Turn of the Screw , based on Henry James's ghost story, has been described by many critics and commentators as cinematic. Along with Peter Grimes , The Turn of the Screw is one of the most frequently televised or filmed of Britten's operas. Some of these productions have used location footage and/or studio work, and others are based