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The Metropolitan Opera: The Flying Dutchman (2020) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2020 · 165 mins · German
- Directed by
- François Girard, Gary Halvorson
- Starring
- MET Orchestra, Evgeniy Nikitin, Sergei Skorokhodov, Franz-Josef Selig, Mihoko Fujimura, David Portillo
A cursed sea captain and his doomed crew are the focus of this visually stunning production of Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman. Director François Girard, known for his acclaimed Parsifal staging, presents a new vision with sweeping sets that evoke a vast oil painting. Valery Gergiev conducts a brilliant cast, including Evgeny Nikitin as the Dutchman and Anja Kampe as Senta, whose selfless love offers the captain a chance at redemption. Franz-Josef Selig and Sergey Skorokhodov also star in this live cinema transmission, part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, reaching audiences worldwide.
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