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Hamlet from Glyndebourne

Duration: 2 hours, 50 minutes

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Brett Dean's opera based on Shakespeare's best-known tragedy. Prince Hamlet is called upon to wreak revenge on his uncle Claudius by the ghost of Hamlet's father, the former king. Show more

Contributors

Claudius:
Rodney Gilfry
Polonius:
Kim Begley
Ghost of Old Hamlet/Gravedigger/Player 1:
John Tomlinson
Guildenstern:
Christopher Lowrey
Rosencrantz:
Rupert Enticknap
Marcellus/Player 4:
James Newby
Player 2:
John Findon
Musician:
James Crabb
Composer:
Brett Dean
Librettist:
Matthew Jocelyn
Director:
Neil Armfield
Set Designer:
Ralph Myers
Costume designer:
Alice Babidge
Lighting Director:
Jon Clark
Fight Director:
Nicholas Hall
Executive Producer:
George Bruell

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