Organization

Admin

Buxton International Festival

Direction d'orchestre

Direction d'orchestre (+4)

Adrian Kelly

Orchestra

Orchestra of Opera North

Mise en scène

Mise en scène (+1)

Jack Furness

Lumières

Lumières (+1)

Jake Wiltshire

Répétiteur

Erika Gudensent

Buxton Opera House

Baryton (+1)

Gregory Feldmann

Hamlet

Basse (+4)

Alastair Miles

roi de Danemark

Soprano

Yewon Han

Ophélie

Baryton-basse (+2)

Richard Woodall

Polonius

Mezzo-soprano (+2)

Allison Cook

Gertrude

Ténor

Joshua Baxter

Laërte

Tylor Lamani

Macellus

Baryton (+2)

Dan D'Souza

Horatio

Basse (+2)

Per Bach Nissen

Fantôme du Roi

John Ieuan Jones

Premier Fossoyeur

Ténor (+2)

James Liu

Deuxième Fossoyeur

Décors

Samie Fendall

Violoniste (+2)

Katie Stillman

Violin

Violoniste

Byron Parish

Tamsin Symons

Claire Osborne

Brian Reilly

Violoniste (+1)

Susannah Simmons

Catherine Landen

Katherine New

Oliver Baily

Ian Bone

Alison Dixon

Jacqueline Cima

Helen Greig

Altiste

David Aspin

Viola

Lourenço Macedo Sampaio

Anne Trygstad

Clare Gardiner

Katie Jarvis

Vince Parsonage

Violoncelliste

Jessica Burroughs

Cello

Daniel Bull

Lydia Dobson

Damion Browne

Contrebassiste

Claire Sadler

Double Bass

Flûtiste

Luke O’Toole

Flute

Fiona Colville

Hautboïste

Richard Hewitt

Oboe

Hautboïste (+1)

Catherine Lowe

English Horn

Clarinettiste (+1)

Oliver Casanovas Nuevo

Clarinet

Clarinettiste

Andrew Mason

Bassoniste

Adam Mackenzie

Bassoon

Bassoniste (+1)

David Baker

Corniste

John Pratt

Horn

Alexander Hamilton

Sam Yates

Trompettiste

David Hooper

Trumpet

Tromboniste

Blair Sinclair

Trombone

Tom Berry

Tromboniste (+1)

Christian Jones

Timbalier

Mark Wagstaff

Timpani

Harpiste

Céline Saout

Harp

A Buxton International Festival production, featuring the Orchestra of Opera North

Ambroise Thomas’ Hamlet epitomises the Grand Opera tradition that was popular in 19-century France, a genre that celebrates breath-taking spectacle, dramatic storytelling, large casts and choruses and lush orchestration. Thomas was one of the country’s most acclaimed composers of his day, with Hamlet and Mignon among his best-known works. Hamlet was a sensation, performed 276 times during his lifetime, before fading from the repertoire—until now.

Inspired by Shakespeare’s iconic play, this opera tells a tale of vengeance, madness, and doomed love. It follows the young Danish prince as he encounters his father’s ghost and embarks on a quest for justice and revenge. Thomas’ score intensifies the psychological drama of the tragedy, while giving special prominence to Ophelia, whose role captivated audiences of the era.

‘The music has a bit of everything, wonderful melodies as well as incredible virtuosic scenes and chorus numbers. Hamlet’s rousing drinking song and Ophelia’s mad scene are the best known arias, which singers often use to showcase their voices.  It’s an unforgettable work that’s rarely performed and deserves re-visiting.” Adrian Kelly, BIF’s Artistic Director

Buxton International Festival returns to its roots with this production, having performed Hamlet once before in 1980.  The then fledgling Festival (it was in its second year) put together an extraordinary cast led by Sir Thomas Allen in the title role, with Christine Barbaux as Ophelia and Donald Maxwell as Hamlet’s ghostly father.

Music by A Thomas, libretto by M Carré and J Barbier, based on an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Hamlet, Thomas

Distribution

Hamlet

Claudius

Ophélie

Polonius

La Reine Gertrude

Laërte

Marcellus

Horatio

Le Spectre

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Décors

Lumières

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Violin

Viola

Cello

Double Bass

Flute

Oboe

English Horn

Clarinet

Bassoon

Horn

Trumpet

Trombone

Timpani

Harp

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Orchestre

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