THOMAS

Hamlet

Milnes, Sutherland, Morris, Conrad, Morgan, Winbergh, Gelling, Lewis, Garazzi, Rouleau; Welsh National Opera/richard Bonynge

Eloquence 482 6455 (1984) 171:03 mins (3 discs)

This rare opera needs all the help it can get. Richard Bonynge is so keen merely to nurture the distinguished singers that the work itself languishes as Sutherland and co. make wonderful noises.