Never before seen on the COC mainstage, this season marks the arrival of one of the most chilling and psychologically charged operas of the 20th century
Never before seen on the COC mainstage, The Turn of the Screw signals the arrival of one of the most chilling and psychologically charged operas of the 20th century.
Benjamin Britten’s eerie masterpiece draws audiences into a world where innocence, desire, and terror fatally blur and what begins as a tale of duty and care soon descends into nightmarish obsession.
Louisa Muller’s acclaimed production brings the haunted country estate of Henry James’ 1898 novella to vivid and unsettling life, delicately moving through the story’s shifting uncertainties: are the ghosts real, or do they spring from the fevered imagination of the Governess?
The Turn of the Screw is more than a ghost story—it is an exploration of innocence corrupted, perception unmoored, and fear made flesh. The result is opera at its most riveting: beautiful, terrifying, and impossible to forget.
A governess is assigned to care for two orphans in a country house haunted by the spirits of a former valet and governess intent on possessing the children. Tragedy ensues.
Performance Information
Performance time is approximately two hours and 15 minutes, including one intermission
Sung in English with English and French SURTITLES™
With the COC Orchestra
Production originated at Garsington Opera
French SURTITLES™ provided by Opéra de Montréal
The COC Orchestra is generously sponsored by The Schulich Foundation and by W. Bruce C. Bailey
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts · 145 Queen St W
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