Credits:

Vladimir Yurovsky, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Grindbourne Choir

Description:

World Premiere Recording - Opera "Hamlet" by Brett Dean Shakespeare's best-known tragedy "Hamlet" has been created as an opera by Brett Dean. (Hamlet swears revenge after hearing from his father's ghost that his uncle Claudius murdered his father, the King of Denmark, usurped his throne, and bewitched his mother. As a result, his desire for vengeance leads to a chain of misfortunes. Dean's vibrant, colorful, witty, and lyrical music beautifully expresses Shakespeare's timeless modernity while incorporating traditional operatic forms such as arias, choruses, and chorus. In particular, Barbara Hannigan, whose repertoire ranges from baroque opera to contemporary works, brings the stage to life with her uncanny Ophelia. Matthew Joslin's inspired script follows Shakespeare's lines while summarizing and rearranging them to illuminate the complexities of death, madness, uncertainty, and action that form the central themes of the drama. Naxos Japan