Brett Dean: Hamlet ***
Glyndebourne, 21st October 2017
Brett Dean’s Hamlet was deemed a palpable hit at Glyndebourne this season – an event I contrived to miss, making me double my resolve to catch it this autumn as it joins the tour. A restless score, a stylish modern setting and gripping central performances from David Butt Philip (trading Laertes at the festival for the title role here) and Jennifer France (Ophelia) do much to commend this new work, although structurally there are flaws and the libretto at times feels deliberately dislocated.
David Butt Philip (Hamlet)
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