# Le Vaisseau fantôme (Der Fliegende Holländer)

By Richard Wagner.

"Le Vaisseau fantôme (Der Fliegende Holländer)" by Richard Wagner is an opera composed in 1841 and premiered in 1843. A ghostly captain is condemned to sail the seas eternally until redeemed by a woman's love. Inspired by Heinrich Heine's retelling of a maritime legend, Wagner encountered the story during a harrowing sea voyage through a Norwegian fjord. The opera marks a transition in Wagner's style, introducing themes of wandering, sacrifice, and redemption that would define his later works. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: French
- Translator: Charles Nuitter
- Subjects: Operas -- Librettos

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