The opera takes us into a royal court where corruption is plain to see, yet concealed behind protocol and good manners. Hamlet is torn between his duty to seek revenge and his horror at the thought of carrying it out. Ophelia fails to be truly heard. The production depicts a world of half-truths, lies and inner monologues, in which everyone knows something whilst at the same time concealing something.
The performance is in French with surtitles in Spanish and English. There will be four performances at the Auditorio de Tenerife: on 7 March 2027 at 18:00, and on 9, 11 and 13 March 2027, all at 19:00. No admission will be permitted once the theatre doors have closed. Admission is restricted to children aged five and over.
The Sinfónica de Tenerife will perform, accompanied by the Coro Titular Ópera de Tenerife-Intermezzo and the Centro Internacional de Danza Tenerife. Seok-Won Hong is the musical director, and Nicola Berloffa is the stage director. Set design, lighting and video are by Aurelio Colombo, Valerio Tiberi and Dino Sabanovic, with French language support provided by Laïla Barnat. The production was produced by the Opéra de Saint-Étienne.
The leading roles are played by Fernando Campero as Hamlet and Serena Sáenz as Ophelia. The cast also includes Lucie Peyramaure as Queen Gertrude, Nicolas Courjal as Claudius, Arthur Pérot as Laërte, Javier Castañeda as the Ghost, Christian Díaz as Polonius, Joan Laínez as Marcellus, David Lagares as Horatio, Borja Molina as the First Gravedigger and David Barrera as the Second Gravedigger.