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Sarah Dufresne's Ophélie steals the show in Opéra de Montréal's Hamlet

Sarah Dufresne (Ophélie)
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Karine Deshayes (Gertrude), Elliot Madore (Hamlet) and ensemble
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Elliot Madore (Hamlet)
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Karine Deshayes (Gertrude) and Nathan Berg (Claudius)
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Sarah Dufresne (Ophélie)
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“Dufresne rose to the challenge, Ophélie's sense of anguish palpable”
Reviewed at Place des Arts: Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Montreal on 16 November 2024
Thomas, Hamlet
Opéra de Montréal
Jacques Lacombe, Conductor
Alain Gauthier, Director
Frédérick Ouellet, Set Designer
Sarah Balleux, Costume Designer
Renaud Pettigrew, Lighting Designer
Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal
Chœur de l'Opéra de Montréal
Sarah Dufresne, Ophélie
Karine Deshayes, Gertrude
Antoine Bélanger, Laërte
Elliot Madore, Hamlet
Nathan Berg, Claudius
Alain Coulombe, Ghost
Alexandre Sylvestre, Horatio
Rocco Rupolo, Marcellus
Matthew Li, Polonius
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****1
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*****
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****1
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****1
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***11
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