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Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer
Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer Tickets

Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer Tickets

New York
30 May 2023 - 10 Jun 2023
Nature and the supernatural merge in this epic opera.

Following his acclaimed 2019 performances as Alberich in the Ring cycle, bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny stars as the accursed Dutchman in Wagner’s eerie drama, alongside incandescent soprano Elza van den Heever as the woman determined to redeem his soul. Maestro Thomas Guggeis makes his company debut on the podium, with tenor Eric Cutler as Erik and bass Dmitry Belosselskiy as Daland in François Girard’s ghostly setting.

World premiere: Court Opera, Dresden, 1843. Der Fliegende Holländer is the earliest of Wagner’s operatic creations to remain in the repertory. The two lead roles represent archetypes to which the composer would return, in one form or another, in most of his later works: the “otherworldly stranger” and the woman who sacrifices herself for his salvation. And as would be the case in many of Wagner’s later masterpieces, both the world of nature and of the supernatural are magnificently evoked in the score.

Opening date

May 30th, 2023

Closing date

June 10th, 2023

Categories

Opera

Venue

Metropolitan Opera House