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The Afternoon on Three

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

With Susan Sharpe.
FAIREST ISLE
1.00 British Opera Matinee
Britten The Turn of the Screw
A new governess arrives at Bly to take charge of two angelic children, but soon she is plunged into a twilight world of ghostly characters and innocence corrupted. Britten took his inspiration from
Henry James 's novella. Presented by Humphrey Carpenter.
Aldeburgh Festival Chamber Ensemble, conductor
Steuart Bedford Discs

Contributors

Unknown:
Susan Sharpe.
Unknown:
Henry James
Presented By:
Humphrey Carpenter.
Quint:
Philip Langridge(tenor)
The Governess:
Felicity Lott (sop)
Miles:
Sam Pay (treble)
Flora:
Eileen Hulse (sop)
Mrs Grose:
Phyllis Cannan (mezzo)
Miss Jessel:
Nadine Secunde (sop)
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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