- Richard Wagner
Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) WWV 63 (Schirmer edition) (1843)
- G Schirmer Inc (World)
- 2 hr 11 min
- Libretto by the composer. English translations by J. Troutbeck, Theodore Baker, and by Stewart Robb
- English, German
- 13th May 2023, Théâtre Municipal, Tourcoing, France
- 15th May 2023, TCE, Paris, France
Programme Note
Cast List:
DALAND, a Norwegian sea captain: Bass
SENTA, his daughter: Soprano
ERIK, a huntsman: Tenor
MARY, Senta's nurse: Contralto
STEERSMAN of Daland's ship: Tenor
THE DUTCHMAN: Baritone
Sailors and Villagers
Synopsis:
A Dutchman has been condemned to sail the seas indefinitely with a ghostly crew. His only hope of liberation is to secure the love of a faithful woman and he may go ashore only once every seven years in search of her. A storm blows him onto the Norwegian coast, where Daland, a local captain, claims to have an eligible daughter, Senta. Senta pledges her love to the Dutchman, but as she is already betrothed, he doubts her fidelity until she risks everything to achieve his redemption.
DALAND, a Norwegian sea captain: Bass
SENTA, his daughter: Soprano
ERIK, a huntsman: Tenor
MARY, Senta's nurse: Contralto
STEERSMAN of Daland's ship: Tenor
THE DUTCHMAN: Baritone
Sailors and Villagers
Synopsis:
A Dutchman has been condemned to sail the seas indefinitely with a ghostly crew. His only hope of liberation is to secure the love of a faithful woman and he may go ashore only once every seven years in search of her. A storm blows him onto the Norwegian coast, where Daland, a local captain, claims to have an eligible daughter, Senta. Senta pledges her love to the Dutchman, but as she is already betrothed, he doubts her fidelity until she risks everything to achieve his redemption.