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The Death of Ophelia
Composer: Hector Berlioz
Performer: Kitty Whately (Mezzo)
Performer: Iain Burnside (Piano)
Recording date: 10 May 2015
Date of broadcast: 21 October 2015
Another work which displays Berlioz's deep affinity with Shakespeare, La Death of Ophelia uses a poem based on the Queen's speech on Ophelia's death from Act 4 of Hamlet. The music reflects the action, with the opening depiction of a gently rippling river being an obvious case in point.
Composer: Hector Berlioz
Performer: Kitty Whately (Mezzo)
Performer: Iain Burnside (Piano)
Recording date: 10 May 2015
Date of broadcast: 21 October 2015
