Britten's Turn of the Screw at the Buxton Festival

By Andrew H. King, 19 July 2012

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Reviewed at Buxton Opera House, Buxton on 16 July 2012

Britten, The Turn of the Screw

Northern Ireland Opera

Fiona Murphy, Governess

Andrew Tortise, Peter Quint

Giselle Allen, Miss Jessel

Yvonne Howard, Mrs Grose

Lucia Vernon, Flora

Thomas Copeland, Miles

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Andrew H. King

Following training as a singer and conductor, Andrew is now completing a doctoral thesis on the life and songs of Sir Granville Bantock. Interests include English and American music, with an emphasis on opera, choral music and song. Andrew has been published in MUSO, Early Music, and by BBC Radio 3 and the BBC Proms.