Retelling Hamlet As an Opera
- Synopsis
- Podcast. Composer Brett Dean and librettist Matthew Jocelyn created an operatic retelling, which has its world premiere at Glyndebourne Festival 2017. In this episode of the Glyndebourne podcast, they discuss the creative process, and we hear from tenor Allan Clayton who sings the role of Hamlet and Shakespeare scholar Ann Thompson who speaks on the differing positioning of the text in the folio editions with the emphasis on the soliloquies. Presented by Katie Derham.
- Series
- Glyndebourne Podcast
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio
- Recording date
- 17 Mar 2017
- Duration
- 20 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Katherine Godfrey
- Contributor
- Allan Clayton; Ann Thompson; Brett Dean; Katie Derham; Matthew Jocelyn
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama; Music
- Keywords
- opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Accessed 4/2017.
Online Availability
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Retelling Hamlet As an Opera". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av77695 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)