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The Flying Dutchman

Composed by Richard Wagner

Libretto by composer

Sung in German with English supertitles

Mar 15, 20, 25, 30m, Apr 2, 5, 7, 10, 2008

Alan Held as the Dutchman

The running time for this production is approximately two hours and eight minutes.

Please note: This performance has no late seating and no intermission.

“Alan Held makes a riveting Dutchman.  Jennifer Wilson registers sit-up-and-take-notice star power in her role debut as Senta.” ~The Baltimore Sun

 

“Held justified his growing reputation as a Wagnerian.”  ~The Washington Post

 

“A vocally dazzling presentation.” ~The Washington Times

Jennifer Wilson as Senta

Misfortune, greed, and fidelity collide in this storm-battered tale of one man’s quest for life-saving love.  Wagner retells

the nautical legend of the fearsome Flying Dutchman, cursed to sail the seas until he finds a woman who will love him until death.

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ARTISTS - BIOS - BACKGROUND & SYNOPSIS - HISTORY & OTHER OPERAS

Alan Held Gidon Saks space Jennifer Wilson Ian Storey Andreas Conrad Heinz Fricke Stephen Lawless

Alan

Held

Gidon

Saks

 

Jennifer

Wilson

Ian

Storey

Andreas

Conrad

Heinz

Fricke

Stephen
Lawless

Performers
The Dutchman Alan Held
Daland Gidon Saks
Senta

Jennifer Wilson*
(Mar 15, 20, 25, 30m, Apr 5, 10)

Lori Phillips*
(Apr 2, 7)

Erik Ian Storey*
Steersman Andreas Conrad*
Mary Janice Meyerson
   
Conductor

Heinz Fricke

(Mar 15, 20, 25, 30m, Apr 2, 5, 7)

Stephen Gathman

(Apr 10)

Director Stephen Lawless
Associate Director Andrew Chown*
Set Design Giles Cadle*
Costume Design Ingeborg Bernerth*
Lighting Design Joan Sullivan-Genthe
Choreography Matt Ferraro*
   

* Company Debut

 
   
Photos by Karin Cooper for Washington National Opera