Brett Dean's Hamlet from The Met
Allan Clayton takes the title role in Brett Dean's Hamlet, from the Metropolitan Opera House New York.
Dean’s Hamlet
Presented by Debra Lew Harder, with commentator Ira Siff.
Hamlet: Allan Clayton, tenor
Ophelia: Brenda Rae, soprano
Claudius: Rod Gilfry, baritone
Gertrude: Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
Polonius: William Burden, tenor
Horatio: Jacques Imbrailo, baritone
Ghost: John Relyea, bass-baritone
Laertes: David Butt Philip, tenor
Rosencrantz: Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Guildenstern: Christopher Lowrey, countertenor
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Nicholas Carter, conductor
Some of opera's greatest composers have looked to the works of Shakespeare for inspiration, a tradition that continued in 2017, when Brett Dean’s Hamlet was premiered to great acclaim. The Bard’s immortal tragedy is among theatre’s most captivating psychological portraits, and the incorporation of music — including tour-de-force vocal writing, imposing choral forces, and a powerful orchestral sweep — only escalates the tension of this classic tale.
Read the full synopsis on the Met Opera website: https://bit.ly/3LMRYWh
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Prelude and fugue in G major BWV.541
Performer: Robert Quinney.- CORO.
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- Sat 4 Jun 2022 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3