Richard Wagner
Der Fliegende Holländer
Tuesday, August 31, at 7:30PM
Conductor
Valery Gergiev
Senta
Anja Kampe
Mary
Mihoko Fujimura
Erik
Sergey Skorokhodov
Steersman
David Portillo
Dutchman
Evgeny Nikitin
Daland
Franz-Josef Selig
Production
François Girard
Set Designer
John Macfarlane
Costume Designer
Moritz Junge
Lighting Designer
David Finn
Projection Designer
Peter Flaherty
Choreographer
Carolyn Choa
Dramaturg
Serge Lamothe
Live in HD Director
Gary Halvorson
A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera; Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam; The Abu Dhabi Festival; and Opéra de Québec
Production a gift of Veronica Atkins
Act I
Daland’s ship seeks shelter from a storm on the Norwegian coast. An otherworldly stranger appears and reflects on his fate: Once every seven years he may leave his ship to find a wife. If she is faithful, she will redeem him. If not, he must sail the ocean till Judgment Day. The stranger introduces himself to Daland as “a Dutchman.” When he learns that Daland has a daughter, he asks for her hand in marriage.
Act II
Senta, Daland’s daughter, is captivated by a portrait of the Dutch- man. She sings a ballad that reveals that the curse was put upon him for a blasphemous oath. To the horror of the hunter Erik, who hopes to marry her, she declares that she will be the one to save him. Daland arrives with the Dutchman. He and Senta are transfixed by each other. He asks if she will accept him, unaware that she realizes who he is. Senta vows to be faithful unto death.
Act III
The celebrating villagers revelry is soon interrupted by supernatural apparitions. Erik pleads with Senta not to marry the stranger. Overhearing this, the Dutchman loses hope and prepares to return to the sea. When Senta tries to stop him, he reveals his identity. She replies that she knows who he is. As he departs forever, she throws herself into the sea.
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