Hamlet

...Glyndebourne, Sussex

...'Many composers have tried to make an opera out of Hamlet, but none has been able to make one stick. Until now? Perhaps. Brett Dean’s Hamlet – his second opera, and Glyndebourne’s first new commission in nearly a decade – feels like it has a better shot at longevity than most. The success of Neil Armfield’s production is partly down to it getting the full Glyndebourne treatment: weeks of rehearsal, a stellar cast, most of whom have worked closely with Dean before, the excellent chorus, the London Philharmonic in the pit and the leadership of Vladimir Jurowski, returning as conductor for the first time since handing over Glyndebourne’s music directorship four years ago.' Erica Jeal, Guardian