The Turn of the Screw at Berlin State Opera Tickets

Step into the unsettling world of The Turn of the Screw, Benjamin Britten's spine-chilling chamber opera, performed at the Berlin State Opera. Based on Henry James's psychological ghost story, this masterwork is celebrated for its claustrophobic atmosphere, fragmented structure, and the composer's virtuosic use of a small ensemble.

A young governess accepts a post caring for two orphaned children at the remote country estate of Bly. Soon she is convinced that the spirits of former employees haunt the house and threaten her charges. As the line between the supernatural and her own troubled mind blurs, the opera builds toward an ending of devastating ambiguity.

Claus Guth's acclaimed staging at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, together with the Staatskapelle Berlin under conductor Finnegan Downie Dear, delivers a deeply modern reading of Britten's psychological masterpiece — intimate, gripping, and impossible to forget.

Detailed information:

• Opera: The Turn of the Screw
• Composer: Benjamin Britten
• Venue: Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin
• City: Berlin, Germany
• Date: 21 April 2026
• Time: 19:30
• Duration: Approx. 1h 45m without interval
• Genre: Opera (prologue and two acts)
• Language: English with German and English surtitles
• Director: Claus Guth
• Conductor: Finnegan Downie Dear
• Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin

Book your tickets now for a rare performance of Britten's psychological masterpiece at Berlin State Opera.