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Britten: The Turn of the Screw, Op.54 / Act One - Interlude: Variation I - Scene 2: The Welcome

Britten: The Turn of the Screw, Op.54 / Act One - Interlude: Variation II - Scene 3: The Letter

Britten: The Turn of the Screw, Op.54 / Act One - Interlude: Variation IV - Scene 5: The Window

Britten: The Turn of the Screw, Op.54 / Act Two - Interlude: Variation IX - Scene 2: The Bells

Britten: The Turn of the Screw, Op.54 / Act Two - Interlude: Variation XIII - Scene 6: The Piano

Britten: The Turn of the Screw, Op.54 / Act Two - Interlude: Variation XIV - Scene 7: Flora

Britten: The Turn of the Screw, Op.54 / Act Two - Interlude: Variation XV - Scene 8: Miles

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: "It is an axiom among kings" (Female Chorus)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: "Their spinning-wheel unwinds" (Female Chorus, Lucrezia, Bianca, Lucia)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: "Time treads upon the hands of women" (Female Chorus, Lucrezia, Bianca, Lucia)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act I: "The oatmeal slippers of sleep" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus, Tarquinius, Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II: "The prosperity of the Etruscans" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus, Collatinus, Lucia, Bianca, Junius)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II: "She sleeps as a rose" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II: "Within this frail crucuble of light" (Tarquinius, Female Chorus)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II: "Lucretia!... What do you want?" (Tarquinius, Lucretia, Female Chorus, Male Chorus)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II: "Interlude: Here in this scene you see" (Male Chorus, Female Chorus)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II: "This dead hand lets fall" (Cornelius, Junius, Bianca, Lucia, Female Chorus, Male Chorus)

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II: "Epilogue: It is all?" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)

The Turn of the Screw, Act I: "Mrs. Grose! Will she be nice?" (Miles, Flora, Mrs. Grose, Governess)

The Turn of the Screw, Act I: "Miss! Miss! A letter for you" (Mrs. Grose, Governess, Flora, Miles)

The Turn of the Screw, Act I: "Tom, Tom, the piper's son" (Miles, Flora, Governess, Mrs. Grose)

The Turn of the Screw, Act I: "Miles! Miles! Miles!" (Quint, Miles, Miss Jessel, Flora, Governess, Mrs. Grose)

The Turn of the Screw, Act II: "O sing unto a new song" (Miles, Flora, Mrs. Grove, Governess)

The Turn of the Screw, Act II: "O what a clever boy" (Governess, Mrs. Grose, Flora)

The Turn of the Screw, Act II: "Flora!" (Mrs. Grose, Governess, Miss Jesel, Flora)

The Turn of the Screw, Act II: "Mrs. Grose" (Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Quint)