Hamlet's world premiere production at the Glyndbourne festival in 2017 (performed with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Glyndebourne Chorus, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski) received an outpouring of excellent reviews that praised the composer's dramatic handling and sonic imagination, the creative treatment of Shakespeare's multiple texts, and the powerful staging.
Jocelyn’s inspired libretto is pure Shakespeare, adhering to the Bard’s narrative thread but abridging, reconfiguring and interweaving it into motifs that highlight the main dramatic themes: death, madness, the impossibility of certainty and the complexities of action. The composer’s colorful, witty, and lyrical score expertly captures the modernity of Shakespeare’s timeless tale, while also exploiting the traditional operatic elements of arias, ensembles and choruses. > May 13-June 9: Brett Dean, Hamlet (North American Premiere)ĭean’s Hamlet, created with librettist Matthew Jocelyn, distills Shakespeare’s classic play, drawing partly on the early First Quarto to provide different slants on the familiar text. Nicholas Carter makes his Met debut conducting a remarkable ensemble, which also features soprano Brenda Rae as Ophelia, mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly as Gertrude, baritone Rod Gilfry as Claudius, and bass-baritone John Relyea as the ghost of Hamlet’s father. Many of the original cast members have followed, including tenor Allan Clayton in the title role.
When Australian composer Brett Dean’s Hamlet had its world premiere at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2017, The Guardian declared, “New opera doesn’t often get to sound this good … Shakespeare offers a gauntlet to composers that shouldn’t always be picked up, but Dean’s Hamlet rises to the challenge.” Now, this riveting contemporary masterpiece arrives at the Metropolitan Opera, with the acclaimed staging by Neil Armfield, who directed the work’s premiere as well as Dean’s first stagework Bliss for Opera Australia. On May 13-June 9, the Metropolitan Opera presents the North American premiere of composer Brett Dean and librettist Matthew Jocelyn’s acclaimed opera Hamlet, starring tenor Allan Clayton, soprano Brenda Rae, mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, baritone Rod Gilfry, and bass-baritone John Relyea, conducted by Nicholas Carter.
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