Opera Der fliegende Hollander (opera in three acts) Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
Schedule for Der fliegende Hollander (opera in three acts) 2022
Composer: Richard Wagner
Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
Opera in 3 acts
The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende
Hollander) is a German language opera, with libretto and
music by Richard Wagner.
Wagner claimed in his 1870 autobiography Mein Leben that he had been inspired
to write the opera following a stormy sea crossing he made from Riga to London
in July and August 1839. In his 1843 Autobiographic Sketch, Wagner acknowledged
he had taken the story from Heinrich Heine's retelling of the legend in his 1833
satirical novel The Memoirs of Mister von Schnabelewopski (Aus den Memoiren des
Herrn von Schnabelewopski). The central theme is redemption through love.
Wagner conducted the premiere at the Semper Oper in Dresden in 1843. This
work shows early attempts at operatic styles that would characterise his later
music dramas. In Der fliegende Hollдnder Wagner uses a number of leitmotifs
(literally, "leading motifs") associated with the characters and themes. The
leitmotifs are all introduced in the overture, which begins with a well-known
ocean or storm motif before moving into the Dutchman and Senta motifs.
Wagner originally wrote the work to be performed without intermission – an
example of his efforts to break with tradition – and, while today's opera houses
sometimes still follow this directive, it is also performed in a three-act
version.
Schedule for Der fliegende Hollander (opera in three acts) 2022
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