Benjamin Britten · 1913–1976 · British
| Composed | 1954 |
| Instrumentation | Confirmed. A sourced chair count is held for this work — the scoring is part of the engine, not the public page. Sign in to see it → |
| Duration | 101 minutes |
| Soloists | The Governess (sop), Peter Quint / The Prologue (ten), Miles (treble), Flora (sop), Mrs Grose (sop), Miss Jessel (sop) |
| Genre | Opera |
| Tier | Core canon — standard repertoire |
| Editions & hire | Boosey & Hawkes ↗ |
| Source | Boosey & Hawkes opera catalogue — publisher's verbatim scoring string ↗ |