The art of the thriller lies in managing its escalating sense of dread while ensuring the payoff is still a surprise. Few operas pull it off. But Benjamin Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw” stands at the top of that short list, and Mark Streshinsky’s current version for West Edge Opera ranks among its most compelling realizations.
In an overtly cinematic way, Streshinsky’s new interpretation of the English composer’s psychological drama reveals new layers of the story and builds toward a climax that is both horrifying and surprising.
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