Der fliegende Holländer (in concert)

Wagner’s Der fliegender Holländer – entirely without set or costume, but with drama. During our performance, the Staatsorchester Stuttgart’s musicians are placed on the stage, the singers act it out in front of it. The audience therefore get the opportunity to concentrate fully on the musical performance, conducted by Cornelius Meister.

The Flying Dutchman is doomed forever to roam the sea without rest. Every seven years, he is allowed to come to shore in order to find a loving and faithful woman. That unconditional love would then break the curse. When Senta, who feels like a stranger amongst her own people, falls in love with the Dutchman, she desperately wants to help him. But he is in doubt about her true feelings. Simone Schneider will make her debut as Senta.