Hamlet

Brett Dean, Australia's most internationally recognized composer's evocative music with Shakespeare’s portrayal of a prince in crisis will stun the audience! He is best known for hits like Carlo, written for strings, sample, and tape, and inspired by the music of Renaissance maverick Carlo Gesualdo, as well as environmentally inspired pieces like Water Music and Pastoral Symphony. Watch Allan Clayton, make his Sydney Opera House debut, after being praised for his extraordinary performance at the Metropolitan Opera of New York and the Adelaide Festival to great acclaim. Let’s not forget Lorina Gore as Ophelia and an outstanding cast set to set the stage on fire. Directed by Neil Armfield, book your Hamlet Sydney tickets, playing at the Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House.

The story

This brilliantly orchestrated opera, infused with dramatic chorus scenes and intense vocal lines is a story about powerplay, secrets, revenge, and death. The story is about how Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, played by Allan Clayton, discovers the truth about his father King Hamlet’s death, by his ghost. Watch how rage takes over the prince and how he sacrifices his love for Ophelia to seek revenge. Will Hamlet get what he was looking for? Get Hamlet Sydney tickets, playing in the Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House.

Great for

Drama | Opera lovers | Dark fantasy