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Metropolitan Opera: Hamlet Cast & Creative

Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay bring their extraordinary acting and singing skills to two of Shakespeare’s unforgettable characters. When this production, directed by Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser, opened in London at Covent Garden, The Independent called Keenlyside’s Hamlet, "a revelation - thrilling throughout.” Dessay plays the volatile Ophelia, whose extended mad scene is among the greatest in opera. Louis Langrée conducts.

This show is closed.

Performances ended on Apr. 9, 2010.

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About Metropolitan Opera: Hamlet

Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay bring their extraordinary acting and singing skills to two of Shakespeare’s unforgettable characters. When this production, directed by Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser, opened in London at Covent Garden, The Independent called Keenlyside’s Hamlet, "a revelation - thrilling throughout.” Dessay plays the volatile Ophelia, whose extended mad scene is among the greatest in opera. Louis Langrée conducts.

Cast

Louis Langrée
Conductor
Natalie Dessay
Ophélie
Jennifer Larmore
Gertrude
Toby Spence
Laërte
Simon Keenlyside
Hamlet

Creative

Composer
Ambroise Thomas
Libretto
Michel Carre / Jules Barbier
Director
Patrice Caurier / Moshe Leiser
Set Designer
Christian Fenouillat
Costume Designer
Agostino Cavalca
Lighting Designer
Christophe Forey
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