Composed by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto by Michele Carré and
Jules Barbier
Company Premiere
Production from Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Sung in French with English supertitles
The running time for this production is approximately two hours and 45 minutes including one 20-minute intermission.
Ambroise Thomas' musically and dramatically virtuosic adaptation of the classic story follows Hamlet in his pursuit to avenge his father's murder. Known for Ophelia's hauntingly beautiful mad scene, "Et maintenant ecoutez ma chanson," this dazzling production by Thaddeus Strassberger brings Shakespeare's famous play to life. The opera is conducted by WNO's General Director Plácido Domingo.
A production of the Clarice Smith Opera Series
This production is generously underwritten by The Robert H. Smith Family Foundation and Barbara Augusta Teichert. Additional funding provided by the Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts.
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Carlos |
Diana |
Samuel |
Elizabeth |
Plácido |
Thaddeus |
Cast and Creative Team |
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| Hamlet | Carlos Álvarez |
| Ophelia | Diana Damrau* |
| Claudius | Samuel Ramey |
| Gertrude | Elizabeth Bishop |
| Laertes | John Tessier |
| Polonius | Oleksandr Pushniak‡ |
| Marcellus | José Ortega‡ |
| Gravedigger | Aleksey Bogdanov‡ |
| Gravedigger | Jésus Daniel Hernandez‡ |
| Conductor | Plácido Domingo |
| Director and Set Design | Thaddeus Strassberger* |
| Costume Design | Mary Traylor |
| Lighting Design | Mark McCullough |
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* Washington National Opera Debut |
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