Hamlet in Rock

Synopsis

German rock opera by Dr. Rudolf Volz that transposes Shakespeare’s play to outer space - the gravedigger becomes a gian, rabbit-like creature - featuring 24 songs. The lyrics for the English version only use words from the original play.

Language

English

Country

Germany

Medium

Video

Recording date

2007

Duration

132 mins

Credits

Director

Monika Müller

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Rudolf Volz

Cast

Paul Miller (5)	Hamlet
Falko Illing	Claudius
Judith Mutschler	Gertrude
Jeff Collier	Polonius
Miriam Riemann	Ophelia
Alexander Ness	Guildenstern
Andreas Stockhausen	Osric
Betim Bojxhiu	Rosencrantz
Danny Humphreys	Laertes
Dirk Thurisch	Ghost
Jeff Collier	Gravedigger
Judith Huber	Player Queen
Matthias Lettner	Player King
Philipp Rankl-Bartel	Horatio

Additional Details

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Historical period

Future

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Music; Shakespeare

Keywords

Rock music

Notes

Notes

A performance in English from 2007 was uploaded to YouTube by the production company on 14 October 2014.

History

Premiered on 2 September 2006 as ‘Hamlet in Space’.

Online Availability

Online URL

https://youtu.be/aXNlxjJqCgo

Online format

Streamed

Production Company

Name

Stockhausen Media

Email

info@stockhausen-media.de

Web

https://www.stockhausen-media.de/ External site opens in new window

Address

Mandelstrasse 16
Berlin
D-10409
Germany

Name

Xdra Productions

Distributor

Name

YouTube

Web

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