Flying Dutchman
Chapter 1 of 4 Introduction and Dramatis Personae
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- Running time
- 49 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Agnes Robert Behr, Alan Mapstone, AliceStein, Beeswaxcandle, Greg Giordano and 4 others
Chapters
About this recording
The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer) is a German Romantic Opera by Richard Wagner first performed in Dresden in 1843.
A brig captained by Daland seeks refuge from a storm in a fjord on the Norwegian coast. There they meet the phantom ship of the Flying Dutchman.
- Summary by Alan Mapstone
Cast of characters:
The Flying Dutchman: Greg Giordano
Daland, a Norwegian Navigator: Larry Wilson
Senta, his Daughter: Agnes Robert Behr
Erik, a Huntsman: Jon Hunter
Mary, Senta's Nurse: ShrimpPhish
The Mate of Daland's Vessel: Beeswaxcandle
Sailor's of the Norwegian Vessel: Inkell
Crew of The Flying Dutchman: Alan Mapstone
Girls: Alice Stein
Narration/Audio Editor: Alan Mapstone