Spirited show

The lowdown -- Join a small cast of student soloists and an orchestra of 13 when they perform Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw -- A Ghost Story as part of the Peabody Opera Theatre. The story follows a young governess when she is hired to look after two orphaned children at an isolated country home. As things begin to go horribly wrong, the governess begins to see spirits; but are the spirits real or are they simply figments of her imagination?

Miss If you go -- Performances are at 7:30 p.m. today through Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Miriam A. Friedberg Hall, 17 E. Mount Vernon Place. Admission is $10-$25. For tickets, call 410-659-8100, ext. 2.

'Lion in Winter'

The lowdown -- Experience James Goldman's 1966 Broadway play Lion In Winter as it follows Henry II, his estranged wife, Eleanor Aquitaine, and three sons as their personalities clash and alliances shift in a tale of conflict and intrigue.

If you go -- Lion In Winter will premiere tomorrow and run until Dec. 13 with showtimes at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays and 8 p.m. Dec. 13 at Spotlighters Theatre, 817 St. Paul St. Admission is $15-$18. For tickets, call 410-752-1225 or go to spot lighters.org.