Brett Dean music
Matthew Jocelyn libretto
Neil Armfield stage director
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
The Glydebourne Chorus
CAST: Allan Clayton (Hamlet), Sarah Connolly (Gertrude), Rod Gilfry (Claudius), Kim Begley (Polonius), John Tomlinson (Ghost of Old Hamlet/Grave-Digger), Jacques Imbrailo (Horatio), David Butt Philip (Laertes), Rupert Enticknap (Rosencrantz), Christopher Lowrey (Guildenstern)
with Barbara Hannigan as Ophelia
Label: Opus Arte – OA1254D
BluRay + DVD
Filmed live in HD at Glyndebourne, June 2017
Intl. release: 29 June 2018
Awards
WINNER: Gramophone Classical Music Award 2019, Contemporary category
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REVIEWS
“Those characters were performed by a truly exceptional cast, the most exceptional of all being Barbara Hannigan as Ophelia. In her mad scene, which became the centrepiece of the whole opera, she had everything. Vocally, she could hit ferociously difficult rapid fire peaks and swoops, or smooth the voice into heart-melting lyricism. She looked young and beautiful in the classic “English rose” mould. And her acting was completely persuasive, the most convincing depiction of a person becoming unhinged that I’ve ever seen on an operatic – or perhaps any – stage.”
– Bachtrack
“With a reverent but mischievous take on the text and a superb cast led by tenor Allan Clayton, this world premiere production rises to the challenge set by Shakespeare’s great play”
“Hannigan’s spectacular high-soprano unhinging is the more shocking following her poise and inwardness as Ophelia earlier on.”
– The Guardian
“Brilliant music, rapturously received Dean’s music offers great brilliance.”
– The Daily Telegraph