Musically and theatrically, this "Turn of the Screw" started with a sense of unease, and steadily ratcheted up tension.
We have just had an experience that compares with most operagoing experiences as a dinner at La Grenouille would compare with a fine dinner at home. It was way more than delicious and nourishing; it was one of those evenings that will be indelibly etched in our memory. It was Britten's Turn of the Screw performed on the beautiful estate Wave Hill.
Villazón relied on his acting ability Tuesday while singing clearly and comfortably enough in a lower range. He was charming in scenes with the petite, bright-toned Ashley Emerson as old-crone-turned-cutie Papagena.