Great Performances

Great Performances at the Met: Hamlet

Experience this contemporary opera based on Shakespeare’s masterpiece directed by Neil Armfield and composed by Brett Dean. Starring Allan Clayton in the title role, mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly as Gertrude, and baritone Rod Gilfry as Claudius.

Allan Clayton Performs "To be, or not to be"

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Allan Clayton performs an excerpt from Hamlet's famous Act I soliloquy, "To be, or not to be" in the Met's contemporary opera based on Shakespeare’s masterpiece.

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    Experience this contemporary opera based on Shakespeare’s masterpiece directed by Neil Armfield and composed by Brett Dean. Starring Allan Clayton in the title role, mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly as Gertrude, and baritone Rod Gilfry as Claudius.

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