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Shakespeare boldly adapted by Brett Dean: Hamlet at Glyndebourne

By David Karlin, 12 June 2017
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“this is the true essence of Shakespeare’s play, superbly sung and acted”
Reviewed at Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne on 11 June 2017
Programme
Dean, Hamlet
Performers
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor
Neil Armfield, Director
Ralph Myers, Set Designer
Alice Babidge, Costume Designer
Allan Clayton, Hamlet
Barbara Hannigan, Ophelia
Dame Sarah Connolly, Gertrude
Rod Gilfry, Claudius
Kim Begley, Polonius
Sir John Tomlinson, Ghost of Old Hamlet
Jacques Imbrailo, Horatio
David Butt Philip, Laertes
David Hansen, Rosencrantz
Christopher Lowrey, Guildenstern
London Philharmonic Orchestra
The Glyndebourne Chorus
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David Karlin
David Karlin
David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.