Overview
Character Name
Hamlet
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Baritone
Vocal Range
High Note: G4
Low Note: A#2/Bb2
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Elsinor, Denmark, 16th century
Analysis
Based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet, this is a dream role for many actors. The young prince of Denmark is known for his long soliloquies, which give way in this opera to beautiful arias including the famous ‘Etre ou ne pas être’ (to be, or not to
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