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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