Hamlet
Opera in five acts
Libretto
Michel Carré und Jules Barbier (after the play of William Shakespeare)
Premiere
9 March 1868, Paris (Opéra)
Cast
HAMLET (baritone)
CLAUDIUS (bass)
GERTRUDE (mezz0-soprano)
OPHELIE (soprano)
LAERTE (tenor)
LE SPECTRE (bass, 2 tenor, 3 bass)
CHORUS
courtiers, soldiers, players, peasants
Place
Helsingör (Denmark)
Time
10th century