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West Edge Opera. Who is the Hero of Your Story?
The Turn of the Screw
2026 Summer Festival — Oakland Scottish Rite Center on Lake Merritt
A governess arrives at a remote estate, alone and in charge. She starts to see things. She becomes convinced the children are in danger.
But can she trust herself?
Benjamin Britten's psychological masterwork opens West Edge Opera's 2026 Summer Festival. A season built around a single, urgent question: who controls the story? With a hypnotic score and mounting tension, The Turn of the Screw pulls audiences into a world there the mind becomes the most dangerous place of all.
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August 1–16. Part of a trio: also featuring Handel's Rinaldo and the west coast premiere of American Apollo.
