Ophelia Sings: Songs by Strauss, Rihm, and others
For one of his last song cycles, Wolfgang Rihm set the words of Shakespeare’s Ophelia. The tragic story of Hamlet’s spurned lover has long fascinated composers—including Richard Strauss, who was inspired by the same verses, in German translation, almost 100 years earlier.
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MOJCA ERDMANN
Mojca Erdmann, who enjoyed a close collaboration with Rihm until his death in 2024, is joined by Malcolm Martineau to perform both Ophelia cycles, along with a selection of songs on related themes.
PROGRAM
- Richard Strauss - Die Verschwiegenen Op. 10 No. 6
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Das Veilchen K. 476
- Richard Strauss - Ich wollt ein Sträußlein binden Op. 68 No. 2
- Franz Schubert - Heidenröslein D 257
- Richard Strauss - Die Zeitlose Op. 10 No. 7
- Robert Schumann - Der schwere Abend Op. 90 No. 6
- Richard Strauss - Wie erkenn ich mein Treulieb Op. 67 No. 1
- Richard Strauss - 's ist Valentinstag Op. 67 No. 2
- Richard Strauss - Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloß Op. 67 No. 3
- Wolfgang Rihm - Ophelia Sings
- Aribert Reimann - Helena (from Ollea)
- Richard Strauss - Die Nacht Op. 10 No. 3
- Robert Schumann - Requiem Op. 90 No. 7
- Richard Strauss - Allerseelen Op. 10 No. 8
- Franz Schubert - Am Tage Aller Seelen D 343 "Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen"
- Richard Strauss - Ich schwebe Op. 48 No. 2
- Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Auf Flügeln des Gesanges Op. 34 No. 2
- Richard Strauss - Der Stern Op. 69 No. 1
- Aribert Reimann - Kluge Sterne (from Ollea)
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Participating artists
Mojca Erdmann
Malcolm Martineau
Dates
December 2025
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