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Hamlet, Op. 64

Composer
Szokolay Sándor
Original / Hungarian title
Hamlet, Op. 64
Foreign language / English title
Hamlet, Op. 64
Subtitle
Opera in 3 Acts
Year of composition
1968
Type
Opera
Instrumentation
5 Bar., 8 T., A., S., 6 B., actor soli - mixed choir - orchestra
Duration
180 min
Text
SHAKESPEARE, William
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
19 October 1968, Budapest; Soloists, Choir and Orchestra of the Hungarian State Opera House, Géza Oberfrank (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Legend Art Publishing
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Remarks, other info
Composed: 1965 - 1968

Libretto by Sándor Szokolay, based on the translated version of William Shakespeare´s drama

Hungarian translation by János Arany