Producer Craig Baldwin together with the team at Hayes Theatre Co have rolled out their announcement for the final cast members joining the cast of their chamber opera production of The Turn of the Screw, set to commence at the Hayes Theatre from 16 August 2024 for a 1 month engagement (until 15 September 2024).
Julie Lea Goodwin (The Merry Widow, The Phantom of the Opera) will join Sophie Salvesani (La Traviata, West Side Story) alternating in the role of the Governess. Catherine Bouchier (OA’s The Love for Three Oranges) and Classical Voice student at Sydney Conservatorium of Music Georgia Cooper will play Miss Jessel. In the role of Miles will be Addy Robertson (Theys at the Hayes) and Flora will be played by Sandy Leung (Handa Opera’s Carmen).
These six newly announced cast members will join the previously confirmed quartet of Kanen Breen and Ben Rasheed alternating the role of Peter Quint, and Margaret Trubiano and Ruth Strutt who are sharing the role of Mrs Grose.
The Turn of the Screw unfolds in a remote English manor, as a young governess arrives to care for two orphaned children, Flora and Miles. She soon discovers that the grounds, and the children themselves, are haunted by mysterious apparitions. As the governess fights to protect her wards from the sinister forces that surround them, the line between sanity and madness becomes thrillingly blurred.
Australia has such a depth of home-grown opera talent, it’s exciting to be showcasing so many of them in this cast. Hearing their extraordinary voices up close in the Hayes is going to be a one-of-a-kind experience.
Craig Baldwin – Director
Tickets for the season are now on-sale via the Hayes Theatre Co website.
