The Flying Dutchman

Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer) is a German Romantic Opera by Richard Wagner first performed in Dresden in 1843.

A brig captained by Daland seeks refuge from a storm in a fjord on the Norwegian coast. There they meet the phantom ship of the Flying Dutchman.

- Summary by Alan Mapstone

Cast of characters:
The Flying Dutchman: Greg Giordano
Daland, a Norwegian Navigator: Larry Wilson
Senta, his Daughter: Agnes Robert Behr
Erik, a Huntsman: Jon Hunter
Mary, Senta's Nurse: ShrimpPhish
The Mate of Daland's Vessel: Beeswaxcandle
Sailor's of the Norwegian Vessel: Inkell
Crew of The Flying Dutchman: Alan Mapstone
Girls: Alice Stein
Narration/Audio Editor: Alan Mapstone

Genre(s): Plays

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Introduction and Dramatis Personae Alan Mapstone
00:01:48
Play 01 Act 1 Group 00:14:58
Play 02 Act 2 Group 00:19:21
Play 03 Act 3 Group 00:12:54