Teatro Regio di Torino celebrates a major achievement: Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet has been honored with the 2025 "Franco Abbiati" National Critics’ Award in the Sets and Costumes category.
The prestigious award, granted by the Associazione Nazionale Critici Musicali, was presented to Gary McCann for the sets and Giada Masi for the costumes of the Regio’s production. Directed by Jacopo Spirei and conducted by Jérémie Rhorer leading the Teatro Regio Orchestra and Chorus, the production was recognized for its visual and theatrical power. The staging successfully crafted a hauntingly gothic and psychological universe, where scenery and costumes intensely define the characters' identities and the restless atmosphere of Shakespearean tragedy.
A unique opportunity to experience this award-winning production is available via free streaming on OperaVision, accessible until March 19, 2026, at 12:00 PM. In addition to the full opera, the platform offers special features, including backstage footage and insightful interviews exploring the production's genesis and the artists' creative process.
Watch Hamlet on OperaVision.eu
The production has garnered enthusiastic reviews:
"An excellent performance of Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet at the Regio, led by Jérémie Rhorer: the orchestration is refined, demanding both subtlety and warmth." – Paolo Gallarati, La Stampa
"In Turin, Thomas’s true Hamlet is a spectacle of rare beauty." – Giangiorgio Satragni, Music Paper
"An absolutely superb Chorus... An evening crowned by a success that confirms Teatro Regio’s ability to do things on a grand scale, delivering a performance that will remain in the annals of its history." – Alessandro Mormile, Connessi all’opera
"An exceptional production by Jacopo Spirei. His direction speaks to modern audiences without betraying the original spirit... it is an intense, layered, and passionate show that manages to convey the full existential weight of the Hamletian dilemma and the vertigo of a mind on the verge of shattering." – Antonino Trotta, L’Ape Musicale
OperaVision and Opera Europa
OperaVision is a free-to-view opera streaming platform supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe program. As the premier destination for online opera, OperaVision offers a window into the diverse landscape of musical theater for a connected world. Coordinated by Opera Europa—the association representing over 230 opera houses and festivals across 44 countries—the platform serves as an international benchmark for the promotion of opera, accessible worldwide with multilingual subtitles. Through OperaVision and its partnership with Opera Europa, Teatro Regio di Torino brings Hamlet to a global audience, solidifying its role among Europe’s most prestigious lyric institutions.