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The opera "Screw Screw" is the first indoor opera composed by Britton commissioned by the Venice Biennale, and its script was written by Mai Van Weba based on the story of Henry James.

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The opera "Screw Screw" is the first indoor opera composed by Britton commissioned by the Venice Biennale, and its script was written by Mai Van Weba based on the story of Henry James.

Chinese name

Screw

Nature

Chamber Opera

Based on the theme of pure human degradation, a beautiful young female tutor is described. She was commissioned by a handsome young gentleman to work in London. She was responsible for the study of the orphans of two relatives of the gentleman. Under the torture, harassment and persecution of a dead coachman Quint and former female teacher Giselle , the tragic ending left female teachers in despair and failure. This opera, September 14, 1954 in Italy

Act 1, Scene 1, Theme: Travel. Describe a female teacher coming to work in a carriage.

The second scene, "Welcome." Two children Millais and Flora welcomed female teachers.

The third scene, "letter". A letter from housekeeper Mrs. Gloss to the female teacher agreed that the contents of the letter should not be made public. Because this is the letter from the older child Millais who was dropped out of school,

The fourth scene "tower", the courtyard in summer dusk. The female teacher took a walk in the courtyard and she has never seen a gentleman once since she came here. Suddenly I saw a man standing on the tower, thinking it was a gentleman, and a closer look was the ghost of a strange man, former servant Quint (dead coachman), and felt very terrible.

Fifth scene "window". The female teacher and the children played a horse-riding horse game, and suddenly the ghost of Kunt appeared again at the window, and the female teacher stared at him, and he disappeared. Mrs. Gross told the female teacher that Quint loved the original female teacher, that Quinte loved Millais, and the original female teacher loved Flora. When Quint broke her head and died in the winter, female teacher Giselle also left the house and heard that she had committed suicide.

The sixth scene "class". Millais is learning Latin and suddenly sings strange songs (Maro, Maro, I think walking into the forest is better than being an unlucky puck). From this song, the female teacher thinks of Quint's influence on Millais. Great.

The seventh scene "lake". The female teacher and Flora were walking by the lake, and suddenly the ghost of Giselle appeared on the other side of the lake. Female teacher La Flora said, we hurried to find Miles, she was worried that she might not be able to save the two children.

The eighth scene "night". Quint called Millais on the tower, trying to lead him to the evil world, and Giselle by the lake was also drawing Flora. The female teacher and housekeeper found that the child was not in the bedroom, and hurried out of the house to find it. The ghost disappeared immediately. The female teacher asked what Millais was doing. Millais said, I will not tell you that I am a bad boy.

Act two, scene one, "Dialogue and Dialogue". Two ghosts, Giselle and Quint, appeared at the same time, and the two argued, but finally decided to pull the children together.

The second scene is the "mirror". The housekeeper took two children to church. Millais asked the female teacher, when can I go back to school? The female teacher asked him, is it unhappy like now? The teacher realized a challenge, and she said to herself, "It's time to leave this home."

The third scene, "Miss Giselle". As soon as the female teacher entered the house, she saw the ghost of Giselle sitting in a chair. Giselle sang, "My tragedy starts here. Now I want to start revenge from here. I'm waiting for the children here." He drove away the ghost, and immediately thought that he should write to the gentleman and tell him the true situation here.

The fourth scene, "Bedroom". Millais sang "Marlow, Marlow" on the bed. He said to the female teacher who walked in, you know what happened to us, and then came Quint's voice, "Milez is here." The female teacher asked Milles what happened at the school, and said he could help him. Millais suddenly yelled, and a gust of wind blew out the candles.

The fifth scene, "Quent." Quint ordered Miles to steal the female teacher's letter.

The sixth scene, "Piano". Millais played the piano, and the female teacher helped him turn the music. Because the housekeeper who looked after Flora was dozing off, Flora took the opportunity to sneak away, and the female teacher and the housekeeper went to find him.

The seventh scene, "Flora". Flora stood by the lake, yelling at the ghost of Giselle, and the teacher watched everything, I hated you, and then wept. The female teacher fell into despair and felt that her efforts had failed.

The eighth scene, "Miles". The steward and Flora wear travelling suits, and the steward tells the female teacher that she has decided to take the child to his guardian. The female teacher realized that the letter had not been sent at all, and she asked Millais if you had stolen it. When Quint appeared on the tower, he said, Miles, don't betray me. Inspired by the female teacher, Miles finally acknowledged her behavior, shouted "You are the devil" to Quint, and fell into the female teacher's arms. Quint acknowledged his failure and disappeared. At this time the victorious female teacher found Miles in her arms and was dead.