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Photographs of the original production of The Turn of the Screw

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Collection	PHPN	Photographs of productions
Section	PHPN/18	Production photographs of Britten's...

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ReferencePHPN/18/1

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Photographs of the original production of The Turn of the Screw

Date1954-1957

DescriptionThe first performance took place on 14 September 1954 at Teatro La Fenice, Venice, as part of the annual Festival of Contemporary Music. The second night was 16 September.
The cast for the first performance was: Jennifer Vyvyan, Governess; Joan Cross, Mrs Grose; Peter Pears, Quint; Arda Mandikian, Miss Jessel; David Hemmings, Miles; Olive Dyer, Flora. Producer, Basil Coleman; Designer, John Piper; English Opera Group Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten.
The same cast performed the UK premiere at Sadler's Wells, 6 October 1954, continuing the run on 8, 11 and 16 October but from the Continental tour of May 1955 Lotte Medak shared the part of Mrs Grose with Joan Cross. From October 1955 Michael Hartnett shared the role of Miles, Maria Zeri that of Flora and Gerald English, Quint.
The production was initially intended for the 1953 Venice Biennale but had to be postponed.

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32 Component Record(s)

Level	Ref.	Title	Date
Item	PHPN/18/1/1	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 1 scene 2: The Welcome	May 1955-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/2	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 1 scene 2: The Welcome	May 1955-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/3	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 1 scene 5: The Window	Sep 1954-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/4	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 1 scene 6: The Lesson	Sep 1954-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/5	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 1 scene 7: The Lake	Sep 1954-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/6	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 1 scene 8: At Night	Sep 1954-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/7	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 2 scene 1: Colloquy and soliloquy	Sep 1954-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/8A	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 2 scene 2: The Bells	Sep 1954-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/8B	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 2 scene 2: The Bells	Sep 1954-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/9	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 2 scene 2: The Bells	May 1955-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/10	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 2 scene 2: The Bells	Sep 1954-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/11	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 2 scene 2: The Bells	Sep 1954-Oct 1956
Item	PHPN/18/1/12	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 2 scene 2: The Bells	Sep 1954-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/13	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 2 scene 3: Miss Jessel	Sep 1954-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/14	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 2 scene 4: The Bedroom	Sep 1954-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/15	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 2 scene 5: Quint	Sep 1954-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/16	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 2 scene 8: Miles	Sep 1954-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/17	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 2 scene 8: Miles	Sep 1954-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/18	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 2 scene 8: Miles	Sep 1954-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/19	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 2 scene 8: Miles	Sep 1954-Oct 1957
Item	PHPN/18/1/20	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw: Curtain Call after the first performance	Sep 1954
Item	PHPN/18/1/21	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw: Jennifer Vyvyan in the Governess's travelling costume	Sep 1954
Item	PHPN/18/1/22A	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw: Peter Pears as Peter Quint	Sep 1954
Item	PHPN/18/1/22B	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw: Arda Mandikian as the Governess and Peter Pears as Peter Quint	Sep 1954
Item	PHPN/18/1/23	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw: Arda Mandikian as Miss Jessel	Sep 1954
Item	PHPN/18/1/24	Production photograph of The Turn of the Screw Act 1 scene 1: The Journey	1954
Item	PHPN/18/1/25	Production photograph of scenery for The Turn of the Screw: Act 1 scene 2: The Welcome	1954
Item	PHPN/18/1/26	Production photograph of scenery for The Turn of the Screw: Act 1 scene 3, 4, 7 and 8 and Act 2 scenes 7 and 8	1954
Item	PHPN/18/1/27	Production photograph of scenery for The Turn of the Screw: Act 2 scenes 1 and 2	1954
Item	PHPN/18/1/28	Production photograph of scenery for The Turn of the Screw: Act 2 scenes 4 and 5	1954
Item	PHPN/18/1/29	Production photograph of John Piper's costume design for The Turn of the Screw: Flora Act 2	1954
Item	PHPN/18/1/30	Production photograph of John Piper's costume design for The Turn of the Screw: Mrs Grose Act 2 scene 2	1954