Nancy Van de Vate's "Van de Vate: Hamlet" is a captivating operatic interpretation of Shakespeare's timeless tragedy, released in 2012 under the Vienna Modern Masters label. This ambitious work spans an impressive two hours and forty minutes, offering a comprehensive musical journey through the iconic play.
Composed by Nancy Van de Vate, the album features a rich tapestry of scenes and arias that bring Hamlet's intricate narrative to life. From the haunting overture to the dramatic final scenes, each track is meticulously crafted to evoke the depth and complexity of Shakespeare's characters and their struggles. The album showcases Van de Vate's mastery of musical storytelling, blending orchestral grandeur with intimate, character-driven moments.
Performed by the Polish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, the album benefits from a powerful and expressive orchestration that enhances the dramatic tension and emotional resonance of the story. The cast of vocalists delivers compelling performances, bringing nuance and passion to their roles.
"Van de Vate: Hamlet" is a testament to the enduring power of Shakespeare's work and the ability of music to breathe new life into classic literature. Whether you are a fan of opera, Shakespeare, or simply appreciate the artistry of Nancy Van de Vate, this album offers a rich and immersive experience that is sure to captivate and inspire.
2012 Vienna Modern Masters2012 Vienna Modern Masters
Tracks
Hamlet, Act I Scene 1: OvertureNancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act I Scene 1: Who's there? (Barnardo, Francisco, Horatio, Marcellus)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act I Scene 1: Enter King, Queen, Polonius, Hamlet, and others (Chorus, King, Hamlet)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act I Scene 1: Good Halet, cast thy nighted colour off (Queen, King, Hamlet)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act I Scene 1: Oh, That This too, too solid flesh would melt (Hamlet)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act I Scene 1: Enter Horatio, Marcellus, ang Barnardo (Halet, Horatio, Marcellus)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act I Scene 1: Enter Laertes and Ophelia, speaking together quietly (Laertes, Ophelia, Polonius)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act I Scene 1: It Is very cold (Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus, Ghost)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act I Scene 1: Where willst thou lead me? (Hamlet, Ghost)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act I Scene 1: Remember thee? Oh, yes, thou poor ghost? (Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act II Scene 1: Oh my Lord, I have been so affrighted (Ophelia, Polonius)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act II Scene 1: Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and others (King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Polonius)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act II Scene 1: Hamlet enters, reading a book (Hamlet, Polonius)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act II Scene 1: My honoured Lord! (Guildenstern, Rosencrantz, Hamlet, Polonius, First Player)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act III Scene 1: The King's apartment (King, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Queen, Polonius)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act III Scene 1: To be or not to be (Hamlet)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act III Scene 1: But sh! The fair Ophelia! (Hamlet, Ophelia)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act III Scene 1: Love! His affections do not tend the way (King, Polonius)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act III Scene 1: There Is a play tonight before the King (Hamlet, Horatio, Queen, Courtiers, Rosencrantz)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act III Scene 1: For us and for our tragedy (Prologue, Player King and Queen, Hamlet, Lucianus, Ophelia, Queen, Polonius, Attendants, King, Horatio)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act III Scene 1: Tis now the very witching hour of night (Hamlet)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act III Scene 2: I like him not (King, Guildenstern, Rosencrantz, Polonius)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act III Scene 2: Oh, my offense Is rank (King)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act III Scene 2: Now while he Is praying (Hamlet)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act III Scene 2: He will come straight (Polonius, Queen, Hamlet)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act III Scene 2: But what have I done? (Queen, Hamlet, Ghost)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act IV: There's meaning in these sighs (King, Queen)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act IV: Safely stowed. Who calls me? (Hamlet, Rosencrantz, King)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act IV: I will not speak with her (Queen, Gentleman, Ophelia, King)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act IV: Where Is the King? (Laertes, Queen, King, Ophelia, Messenger)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act IV: Our sorrows come so fast (Queen, Laertes)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act V: Is It to be a Christian burial? (Grave-digger, Grave-digger's mate, Hamlet, Horatio)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act V: Dies irae, dies illa (Chorus, Hamlet, Horatio, Laertes, Priest)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act V: Sweets to the sweet (Queen, Laertes)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act V: Oh, treble woe (Laertes, Hamlet, Queen, Horatio, King)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act V: Here's the commission (Hamlet, Horatio, Osric)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act V: A table Is prepared (King, Queen, Laertes, Hamlet, Osric)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act V: Hamlet and Laertes play their first bout (Hamlet, Laertes, Osric, King, Queen)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act V: They play for the third time (Osric, Horatio, Laertes, Hamlet, King, Queen)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act V: Oh, villainy! Villainy! (Hamlet, Laertes, Chorus, King)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky
Hamlet, Act V: Horatio, I am dead (Hamlet, Horatio, Chorus)Nancy Van de Vate, Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinos klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronsky