Storyline
This vivid film of Wagner's romatic opera succeeds in conveying what has famously been called "the wind that blows out at you whenever you open the score", including Daland's boat anchoring against the Sandwike cliffs, the red-sailed phantom ship, and the ghost crew rising from the dead. "Scenes that recall classic horror films... Brilliantly successful" (Nürnberger Nachrichten), "Captures the works' essence" (Süddeutsche Zeitung). With a superb cast; conducted by Wagner authority Wolfgang Sawallisch.
Cast & Crew
Donald McIntyre
Holländer
Lead
Catarina Ligendza
Senta
BR
Bengt Rundgren
Daland
HW
Hermann Winkler
Erik
RH
Ruth Hesse
Mary
HE
Harald Ek
Stevermann
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Václav Kašlík's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Der Fliegende Holländer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
