Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Are Dead

Herschel Garfein, Based on the play by Tom Stoppard

Theater composer-director Herschel Garfein adapts Tom Stoppard's popular play, a metaphysical gloss on Hamlet told from the point of view of the play's inconspicuous duo.

Conductor: Steven Mosteller
Rosencrantz: James Bobick
Guildenstern: Kevin Burdette
Polonius: Eric Jordan
Alfred: Heather Johnson
Hamlet: Joel Sorenson

Excerpt 1(7:54)
"Your Uncle is the King of Denmark." Ros and Guil see Hamlet for the first time.

Excerpt 2(2:03)
The Unicorn Song. A parable sung by the boy actor, Alfred.

Excerpt 3(1:27)
"Dead in a Box." Rosencrantz muses on mortality.

Excerpt 4(2:24)
"Dead in a Box." Conclusion.


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VOX 2006

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