‘The Flying Dutchman’ returns to The Lyric Opera in Chicago in a glowing revival of Richard Wagner’s famous opera. In 1839, when Richard Wagner (1813-1883) was 26 years old, he found himself up to his ...

Wagnerian opera makes a grand return to Chicago when The Flying Dutchman docks at Lyric Opera of Chicago from September 23 to October 7, 2023. Considered to be composer Richard Wagner’s first ...

That said, Naomi Dawson’s set avoids any barnacled naturalism. Ropes, ladders and trapdoors hint at shipboard scenes rather than mimic them, while Robert Price’s effective mood-creating lighting does ...

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Wagner’s opera The Flying Dutchman is an eerie tale of redemption through love, set in the fearsome world of a ghost sea captain. To close out the symphonic season, the FWSO has assembled an all-star ...

Any company planning a Richard Wagner staging would be well advised to proceed with caution; they’re among the biggest challenges in the repertoire. Opera Holland Park has indeed adopted a cautious ...

When pondering Wagner, the opera stereotype is the first thing that might come to mind: the 600 pound Viking woman screaming her lungs out. And yes, "The Flying Dutchman" is set in Norway, so Vikings ...

Opera represents the full range of the human experience-so it is fitting that people of all ages, backgrounds, and experiences will find relevance in Utah Opera's four productions in the 2022-23 ...

A convincing, extremely enjoyable performance of the Wagner opera for non-Wagnerites. It sounds by turn like Weber, Verdi, even Beethoven. Occasionally a singer strays from the mike; otherwise the ...