Organization

Admin

Buxton International Festival

Maestro

Maestro (+4)

Adrian Kelly

Orchestra

Orchestra of Opera North

Diretor de Palco

Diretor de Palco (+1)

Jack Furness

Designer de Iluminação

Designer de Iluminação (+1)

Jake Wiltshire

Repetidor

Erika Gudensent

Buxton Opera House

Barítono (+1)

Gregory Feldmann

Hamlet

Baixo (+4)

Alastair Miles

Claudius

Soprano

Yewon Han

Ophélie

Baixo-barítono (+2)

Richard Woodall

Polonius

Mezzo-soprano (+2)

Allison Cook

La Reine Gertrude

Tenor

Joshua Baxter

Laërte

Tylor Lamani

Marcellus

Barítono (+2)

Dan D'Souza

Horatio

Baixo (+2)

Per Bach Nissen

Le Spectre

John Ieuan Jones

1. Fossoyeur

Tenor (+2)

James Liu

2. Fossoyeur

Cenógrafo

Samie Fendall

Violinista (+2)

Katie Stillman

Violin

Violinista

Byron Parish

Tamsin Symons

Claire Osborne

Brian Reilly

Violinista (+1)

Susannah Simmons

Catherine Landen

Katherine New

Oliver Baily

Ian Bone

Alison Dixon

Jacqueline Cima

Helen Greig

Violista

David Aspin

Viola

Lourenço Macedo Sampaio

Anne Trygstad

Clare Gardiner

Katie Jarvis

Vince Parsonage

Violoncelista

Jessica Burroughs

Cello

Daniel Bull

Lydia Dobson

Damion Browne

Contrabaixista

Claire Sadler

Double Bass

Flautista

Luke O’Toole

Flute

Fiona Colville

Oboísta

Richard Hewitt

Oboe

Oboísta (+1)

Catherine Lowe

English Horn

Clarinete (+1)

Oliver Casanovas Nuevo

Clarinet

Clarinete

Andrew Mason

Fagotista

Adam Mackenzie

Bassoon

Fagotista (+1)

David Baker

Cornista

John Pratt

Horn

Alexander Hamilton

Sam Yates

Trompetista

David Hooper

Trumpet

Trombonista

Blair Sinclair

Trombone

Tom Berry

Trombonista (+1)

Christian Jones

Timpanista

Mark Wagstaff

Timpani

Harpista

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

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