MUSIC

The program is an exploration of interpretations of Ophelia by diverse composers, including Richard Strauss’ Ophelia-lieder; Brahms’ five Ophelia Songs; settings of Mort d’Ophelie by Berlioz and Saint-Saens; John Cage’s early piano solo “Ophelia,” Schumann’s Herzeleid; and several Ophelia songs from the opera Hamlet by The Shakespeare Concerts’ founder, Joseph Summer

With sopranos Andrea Chenoweth and Kathryn Guthrie Demos; mezzo-soprano Kellie Van Horne;
tenor Ethan Bremner; baritone Paul Soper; and pianist Miroslav Sekera;
under the direction of The Shakespeare Concerts’ emeritus music director John McGinn