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HamletOpera Five Acts Music by Ambroise Thomas Text (French) Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on William Shakespeare's play World Premiere: Paris, Opéra, March 9, 1868 U.S. Premiere: New York, Academy of Music, March 22, 1872 Metropolitan Opera Premiere: March 10, 1884 (in Italian) |
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Cast & Characters
The Cast
Conductor: Louis Langrée
Ophélie: Marlis Petersen
Gertrude: Jennifer Larmore
Laërte: Toby Spence
Hamlet: Simon Keenlyside
Claudius: James Morris
The Characters
Ophélie (soprano) – Laërte’s sister.
Queen Gertrude (mezzo-soprano) – Hamlet’s mother.
Laërte (tenor) – Friend of Hamlet.
Hamlet (baritone) – Prince of Denmark.
Polonius (bass) – Father of Ophélie and Laërte.
Ghost of Hamlet’s Father (bass)

