Overview
Character Name
La Reine Gertrude
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: C6 Soprano C (High C)
Low Note: A#3/Bb3
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Elsinor, Denmark, 16th century
Analysis
Hamlet’s mother, Queen Gertrude, colluded with Claudius, her brother-in-law to murder her husband, so that Claudius might become King of Denmark, and Gertrude would be his new wife. Where Claudius seems plagued by guilt over the crime, Gertrude appears to be less affected.
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