The Flying Dutchman

Overview

lkka Backman's celebrated rendition of Wagner's opera tells the story of The Flying Dutchman, a skipper who's been banished to sea for all eternity. Staged in a large outdoor courtyard inside Finland's Olavinlinna Castle, the production features German singer Franz Grundheber in the title role and Finnish opera singer Matti Salminen as Daland, a Norwegian sea captain whose daughter Senta (Hildegard Behrens) is the love of the Dutchman's life.

Cast

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Franz Grundheber

The Dutchman

Matti Salminen

Daland

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Raimo Sirikiä

Erik

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Anita Välkki

Mary

Jorma Silvasti

Steersman

Hildegard Behrens

Senta