Britten - The Turn of the Screw, at La Monnaie
La Monnaie, Brussels, Sunday May 5 2024 Conductor: Antonio Méndez. Production: Andrea Breth. Sets: Raimund Orfeo Voigt. Costumes: Carla Teti. Lighting: Alexander Koppelmann. The Prologue: Ed Lyon. Governess: Sally Matthews. Miles: Samuel Brasseur Kulk, Noah Vanmeerhaeghe. Flora: Katharina Bierweiler. Mrs Grose: Carole Wilson. Peter Quint: Julian Hubbard. Miss Jessel: Allison Cook. La Monnaie Chamber Orchestra. Photos: Bernd Uhlig I was saying just this morning that we don't get enough Britten in Paris and have to go elsewhere to find him. Brussels has done a better job over the years, and once again, for this Turn of the Screw, has fielded a strong production with a strong cast. Andrea Breth's staging seems strongly influenced by Belgian surrealism. It's dark, sometimes very dark, lit only by eight candles, and oppressive. Grey, panelled walls close in on the characters, objects such as chairs or even wall lights slither silently into place, characters crawl in and out of ...