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Hamlet

Synopsis
Live cinema broadcast from the New York Metropolitan Opera of Brett Dean’s version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Series
Live in Hd
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Transmission details
4 Jun 2022 at 12:55
Duration
195 mins

Credits

Director
Neil Armfield
Music
Brett Dean
Cast
Allan ClaytonHamlet
Rodney GilfreyClaudius
Sarah ConnollyGertrude
William BurdenPolonius
Brenda RaeOphelia
Aryeh Nussbaum CohenRosencrantz
Christopher LowreyGuildenstern
David Butt PhilipLaertes
Jacques ImbrailoHoratio
John RelyeaGhost

Additional Details

Theatre
The Metropolitan Opera
Theatre company
New York Metropolitan Opera
Production type
Operas and Musicals
Historical period
No period
Plays
Hamlet
Subjects
Music; Shakespeare
Keywords
opera; Hamlet (character)
Related items
Retelling Hamlet As an Opera

Notes

History
This opera premiered at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2017. This production at the New York Met ran from 13 May to 9 June 2022.

Production Company

Name

Metropolitan Opera, New York

Email
metropolitanopera@metopera.org
Web
https://www.metopera.org/ External site opens in new window
Address
30 Lincoln Center
New York, NY
10023
USA

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