NOMINATION: Performance of the Year - Notated Composition
For the performance of a single Australian work, showcasing the performer(s)’ success in revealing the nature and intention of a composition with clear notated instructions for the performer. Works with significant improvisatory aspects should instead be submitted for Performance of the Year: Jazz / Improvised Music.
A work is defined as a single complete musical composition, or expression. This includes music with movements or sub-works (i.e. song cycles), installations, and real-time compositions (improvised music).
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Nominee
Opera Australia
Nominee email
rory.jeffes@opera.org.au
Title of the work
Hamlet
Composer(s) of the work
Brett Dean
Librettist(s) or source author(s)
Matthew Jocelyn after William Shakespeare
Performance Date
20/7/2024
Venue
Sydney Opera House
Nominator Statement
Opera Australias performance of Brett Deans Hamlet at the Sydney Opera House was nothing short of sensational. With an Australian and international cast led by the unique artistry of English tenor Allan Clayton, and directed with great humanity and insight by Australian theatre legend Neil Armfield, this performance was opera at its highest level. Under the inspired direction of conductor Timothy Anderson, the AOBO tackled the complex and challenging score with total precision and even a hard-won joy. Similarly, the soloists engaged with and brought life to their roles with utter conviction and the OA chorus breathed intense and magical life into the big ensemble scenes.
This was a gripping and unforgettable performance that left the audience utterly mesmerised. It was an experience that explains why this production has been picked up by major opera houses around the world.
Nominee
Opera Australia
Nominee email
rory.jeffes@opera.org.au
Title of the work
Hamlet
Composer(s) of the work
Brett Dean
Librettist(s) or source author(s)
Matthew Jocelyn after William Shakespeare
Performance Date
20/7/2024
Venue
Sydney Opera House
This was a gripping and unforgettable performance that left the audience utterly mesmerised. It was an experience that explains why this production has been picked up by major opera houses around the world.