Performer: Neil Armfield

Handel's Giulio Cesare is heavily abridged in Sydney, but generally well-performed musically, albeit with a rather awkward staging by Neil Armfield. 

80% less of Shakespeare's text adds up to more intensity in Brett Dean's Hamlet as Neil Armfield's staging is mounted by Opera Australia. 

Brett Dean’s Hamlet at the Met is a worthy addition to the operatic canon, and the production is a treat.