Brett Dean and Matthew Jocelyn's Hamlet (2017) has been one of the most successful operas of recent years with performances at the Glyndebourne Festival, the Adelaide Festival, New York's Metropolitan Opera and the Bavarian State Opera. Now it comes to the Sydney Opera House in its original production by Neil Armfield, with the tenor Allan Clayton, who created the role of Hamlet, perhaps singing it for the last time. Brett Dean and Allan Clayton join Andrew Ford to talk about the opera's origins and its connection to Shakespeare's play. New York-based jazz bassist and composer Linda May Han Oh is back in Australia for a string of concerts with her husband, the Cuban American pianist Fabian Almazan, as well as the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra (a nice full circle moment for the Perth-raised musician). She speaks to Andrew Ford about switching between electric and upright bass, incorporating her voice in compositions, and the environmental themes behind her piece Ephemeral Echoes which has just earned her a nomination at the forthcoming 2024 Art Music Awards.  Hamlet runs from 20 July - 9 August at the Sydney Opera House.  Linda May Han Oh performs 21 July at the Sydney Opera House, and 22 July at Church St Studios in Sydney. Music in this program: Title: Act I; Scene 4, ...or not to be (Live) Composer: Brett Dean, words William Shakespeare, libretto Matthew Jocelyn Artist: Allan Clayton, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Nicholas Carter Album: Brett Dean: Hamlet (Recorded Live at the Met, June 4 2022) Label: The Metropolitan Opera (digital release) Title: Spring Symphony, Op. 44, Part II. Waters above Composer: Benjamin Britten Artist: Allan Clayton, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle Album: Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, the Young Person's Guide To the Orchestra Label: LSO Live LSO0830 Title: Act I; Scene 4, Get thee to a nunnery (Live) Composer: Brett Dean, words William Shakespeare, libretto Matthew Jocelyn Artist: Allan Clayton, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Nicholas Carter Album: Brett Dean: Hamlet (Recorded Live at the Met, June 4 2022) Label: The Metropolitan Opera (digital release) Title: Wring from him the cause (from Gertrude Fragments)  Composer: Brett Dean Artist: Lotte Betts-Dean, Andrey Lebedev Recording supplied by Brett Dean Title: Firefly, from Ephemeral Echoes (Live) Composer: Linda May Han Oh Artist: Linda May Han Oh, Steve Richter, Iain Robbie, Genevieve Wilkins, Fabian Almazan, Ben Vanderwal Live recording from Perth Festival 2023, with thanks to Finding Our Voice Title: Hatchling Composer: Linda May Han Oh Artist: Linda May Han Oh Album: The Glass Hours Label: Biophilia Records Title: Arch Composer: Vijay Iyer Artist: Vijay Iyer, Tyshawn Sorey, Linda May Han Oh Album: Compassion Label: ECM 2760 Technical production by Russell Stapleton Produced on Gadigal and Gundungurra Country