This volume provides the complete vocal score for Benjamin Britten's chamber opera, The Turn of the Screw, facilitating the study and performance of the work's complex musical architecture. The score serves as the primary technical document for conductors, vocalists, and musicologists, detailing the orchestration, vocal lines, and structural cues necessary to realize the opera's specific tonal language. It functions as the definitive reference for interpreting the score's intricate interplay between the vocal parts and the instrumental ensemble.

Musicians and scholars regard this vocal score as the essential reference for understanding the technical demands of Britten's composition. Experts frequently highlight the clarity of the piano reduction as a vital tool for rehearsal and performance preparation.