Turn of the Screw: Opera Review

The psycho-sexual connections and reverberations that remain ambiguous, even hypothetical in Henry James' 1898 novella Turn of the Screw are brought disturbingly to the core of Benjamin Britten's 1954 operatic adaptation, which is the beneficiary of a meticulous and very fine production on view at the Dorothy Chandler through the end of the month. Britten has figured frequently in the L.A. Opera's repertory for more than 20 years and this staging represents a head start in the local celebration of the centenary of the English composer's birth, which will continue until the date arrives in two years.