Synopsis

Genre: Opera

Opera Ireland in association with RTE Lyric fm presents:

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Hamlet – Ambroise Thomas, 5pm

March 27, 2010

The works of Shakespeare have inspired more operatic adaptations than any other writer’s. Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay bring their extraordinary acting and singing skills to two of the Bard’s most unforgettable characters in this new production of Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet. For the role of Ophelia, the French composer created an extended mad scene that is among the greatest in opera.

Conductor: Louis Langrée; Production: Patrice Caurier/Moshe Leiser; Natalie Dessay, Jennifer Larmore, Toby Spence, Simon Keenlyside, James Morris

Approximate running time 3 hours 45 minutes / 1 intermission