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Retelling Hamlet As an Opera

Synopsis
Podcast. Composer Brett Dean and librettist Matthew Jocelyn created an operatic retelling, which has its world premiere at Glyndebourne Festival 2017. In this episode of the Glyndebourne podcast, they discuss the creative process, and we hear from tenor Allan Clayton who sings the role of Hamlet and Shakespeare scholar Ann Thompson who speaks on the differing positioning of the text in the folio editions with the emphasis on the soliloquies. Presented by Katie Derham.
Series
Glyndebourne Podcast
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Audio
Notes
Accessed 4/2017.
Subjects
Drama; Music
Keywords
opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Online availability

URI
https://soundcloud.com/glyndebourne-opera/hamlet-podcast

Credits

Producer
Katherine Godfrey
Contributor
Allan Clayton; Ann Thompson; Brett Dean; Katie Derham; Matthew Jocelyn

Production Company

Name

Whistledown Productions

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