Benjamin Britten · 1913–1976 · British
| Composed | 1954 |
| Instrumentation | 1[1/pic/afl] 1[1/eh] 1[1/bcl] 1 — 1 0 0 0 — perc(1, incl. 4 tmp) — hp — pf/cel — str[1.1.1.1.1] |
| 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 ↗ |
Read in standard international shorthand: flutes · oboes · clarinets · bassoons — horns · trumpets · trombones · tuba — timpani · percussion — harp · keyboard. Section counts include doubling players. Always confirm against the publisher's official parts list before contracting musicians or renting materials.