Pacific Opera Project has gathered a strong cast including Jennifer Wallace, left, Rebecca Sjowall, Ariel Downs and Katy Tang for its production of "The Turn of the Screw" at Inner-City Arts' Rosenthal Theater in Los Angeles.

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Pacific Opera Project’s ‘The Turn of the Screw’

Pacific Opera Project has gathered a strong cast including Jennifer Wallace, left, Rebecca Sjowall, Ariel Downs and Katy Tang for its production of “The Turn of the Screw” at Inner-City Arts’ Rosenthal Theater in Los Angeles. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Josh Shaw, Pacific Opera Project’s artistic director, watches his cast rehearse “The Turn of the Screw” at Inner-City Arts’ Rosenthal Theater on Jan. 9. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Ariel Downs, left, and Katy Tang, right, portray the children in “The Turn of the Screw,” and Rebecca Rebecca Sjowall portrays the Governess in the Benjamin Britten opera. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Soprano Rebecca Sjowall of the cast of “The Turn of the Screw,” which is based on a Henry James ghost story. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Clay Hilley portrays Quint in the production, the Pacific Opera Project’s first non-comic opera. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Rebecca Sjowall prepares in early January for her role in “The Turn of the Screw.” (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Rebecca Sjowall and Clay Hilley rehearse “The Turn of the Screw,” Pacific Opera Project’s most ambitious offering. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Clay Hilley of “The Turn of the Screw,” Pacific Opera Project’s 10th production. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Rebecca Sjowall, left, and Marina Harris at work. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Jennifer Wallace, left, Rebecca Sjowall and Ariel Downs of the Pacific Opera Project production. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Ariel Downs, left, as Miles, and Katy Tang, who portrays Flora, work together. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Marina Harris, top left, who plays the ghost Miss Jessel, with Rebecca Sjowall and Clay Hilley. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

The production’s Katy Tang, left, and Ariel Downs. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Ariel Downs at rehearsal for “The Turn of the Screw.” (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Jennifer Wallace, left, who plays Mrs. Grose, with Rebecca Sjowall. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)