Berlioz - La mort d'Ophélie - Anne Sofie von Otter

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Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 - 8 March 1869) home.vicnet.net.au La mort d'Ophélie, ballade, Op. 18 No. 2 [H. 92] Text: Ernest Legouvé (1807--1903) Composition: May 1842 Score: imslp.org In this recording: Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano Cord Garben, piano Deutsche Grammophon La mort d'Ophélie (The death of Ophelia) is "a setting of a ballad by Ernest Legouvé, based on Gertrude's description of Ophelia's drowning in Act IV of Hamlet. It was originally composed for solo voice and piano ...