Autumn Sonata, based on the 1979 film by Ingmar Bergman at the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki conducted by John Storgårds. Family life Von Otter was married to Benny Fredriksson until his suicide on 17 March 2018. He was an actor and managing director of The Stockholm House of Culture, including the Stadsteater (Stockholm City Theatre). The couple had two children. She lives in the capital Stockholm. Awards and honours 1995: appointed Hovsångerska by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden 2003: Rolf Schock Prize in the musical arts category 2013: Honorary Degree, University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris Discography Selective charting albums (Peak positions in Sverigetopplistan, the Swedish national record chart) Recordings Lieder and songs Alban Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder & Der Wein conducted by Claudio Abbado (1995) Deutsche Grammophon Hector Berlioz: Mélodies with Cord Garben (piano) (1994) and Les nuits d'été conducted by James Levine (1995) Deutsche Grammophon Les nuits d'été conducted by Marc Minkowski (2011) Naïve Johannes Brahms: Lieder with Bengt Forsberg (piano) (1990) Deutsche Grammophon Cécile Chaminade: Mots d'amour with Bengt Forsberg (piano) (2001) Deutsche Grammophon Edvard Grieg: Songs/Lieder with Bengt Forsberg (piano) (1993) Deutsche Grammophon Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Rendezvous with Korngold with Bengt Forsberg (piano) & Friends (1999) Deutsche Grammophon Ingvar Lidholm: Songs and Chamber Music conducted by Björn Sjögren (1996) Caprice Records Gustav Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn with Thomas Quasthoff conducted by Claudio Abbado (1999) Deutsche Grammophon Kindertotenlieder conducted by Pierre Boulez (2004) Deutsche Grammophon Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade conducted by Pierre Boulez (2002) Deutsche Grammophon Arnold Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder conducted by Simon Rattle (2002) EMI Franz Schubert: Lieder, with Bengt Forsberg (piano) (1997) and Lieder with Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado (2003) Deutsche Grammophon Robert Schumann: Frauen-Liebe und Leben with Bengt Forsberg (piano) (1995) Deutsche Grammophon Jean Sibelius: Anne Sofie von Otter sings Sibelius with Bengt Forsberg (piano) BIS Kurt Weill: Speak Low: Songs by Kurt Weill conducted by John Eliot Gardiner (1994) Deutsche Grammophon Hugo Wolf: Spanisches Liederbuch with Olaf Bär (baritone) and Geoffrey Parsons (piano) (1995) EMI Various: Boldemann Gefors Hillborg conducted by Kent Nagano (2008) Deutsche Grammophon La Bonne chanson – French Chamber Songs with Bengt Forsberg (piano) and others (1996) Deutsche Grammophon Brahms / Schumann with Barbara Bonney (soprano), Kurt Streit (tenor), Olaf Bär (baritone), Helmut Deutsch and Bengt Forsberg (piano duet) (1994) EMI Douce France – classical French songs (disc 1) and chansons (disc 2) with Bengt Forsberg (piano) and others