from Act IV of the French opera
Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto: Jules Barbier
Role: Ophélie, daughter of Polonius
Voice Part: soprano Fach: lyric coloratura
Setting: A country site near a lake, Denmark, 16th century
Synopsis: Ophélie has gone mad and believes that she is married to Hamlet. She sings a merry and florid waltz about nothing.