Der fliegende Holländer - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Der fliegende Holländer
conductor
Bertrand de Billy
Director
Christine Mielitz
Furnishing
Stefan Mayer
dramaturgy
Eva Walch
Daland
Franz-Josef Selig
Senta
Anja Kampe
Erik
Eric Cutler
Mary
Noa leg type
Daland's helmsman
Josh Lovell
Dutchman
Bryn Terfel
The story of the Flying Dutchman goes back to motifs from ancient sailor tales that are spread all over the world, such as those of the death ship, the ghost, ghost or hell ship. The core motive is always the curse of eternal sailing for a guilty captain. The legend experienced its special expression with the so-called flying Dutchman in the center at the time of the first Kapumsegelung at the end of the 15th century, and it experienced its literary heyday in the 19th century. In ancient times, "impious curiosity about the world" was a mortal sin, and failure to cross certain mythical borders was considered a necessary human self-restraint. Because the thirst for knowledge and the joy of discovery have always been associated with the striving for possession and domination and carried the contradiction of the destruction of nature and man. The curse hits the flying Dutchman as a bold, cosmopolitan person of modern times who acts freely against divine commandments, natural laws and moral regulations. This raises the question, which is still valid today, of how far a person can venture into the world with impunity and what is his punishment if it is exceeded.
A storm hit the sailor Daland's ship in a bay shortly before his return home. The helmsman who is on watch falls asleep. Suddenly a large ship approaches and crashes to anchor. His captain, the Flying Dutchman, is cursed to sail the oceans forever. But he is allowed to go ashore every seven years to find a woman who will redeem him through her loyalty.
The Dutchman meets Daland and learns that Daland has a daughter named Senta. He asks Daland for hospitality and the hand of Senta. The women await the returning sailors in Daland's house. Senta sings a ballad about the fate of the flying Dutchman who once swore to sail an indomitable cape until he would have circumnavigated it, be it forever. Then Satan would have cursed him to do it. Senta wants to be the woman who will free him from this curse. The hunter Erik, who is afraid of losing Senta's love, wants to dissuade her from her fantastic preoccupation with the flying Dutchman. Daland comes with the Dutchman. As in a dream, Senta and the Dutchman recognize that they belong together - the Dutchman demands and Senta promises eternal loyalty.
Daland's sailors celebrate their homecoming, the women prepare to get engaged. The sailors invite the crew to celebrate on the Flying Dutchman's ship, but they don't move. Suddenly the sea rises and those believed dead let out a terrifying song. Erik wants to hold Senta back from her union with the Flying Dutchman and reminds her of a previous promise of loyalty. The Dutchman who hears this believes he has been betrayed by Senta. He releases them to save them from death. He flees to his ship. Senta throws herself into the sea: "Be true to yourself until death!" The ship is sinking.
Subject to changes.
Bertrand de Billy
Director
Christine Mielitz
Furnishing
Stefan Mayer
dramaturgy
Eva Walch
Daland
Franz-Josef Selig
Senta
Anja Kampe
Erik
Eric Cutler
Mary
Noa leg type
Daland's helmsman
Josh Lovell
Dutchman
Bryn Terfel
The story of the Flying Dutchman goes back to motifs from ancient sailor tales that are spread all over the world, such as those of the death ship, the ghost, ghost or hell ship. The core motive is always the curse of eternal sailing for a guilty captain. The legend experienced its special expression with the so-called flying Dutchman in the center at the time of the first Kapumsegelung at the end of the 15th century, and it experienced its literary heyday in the 19th century. In ancient times, "impious curiosity about the world" was a mortal sin, and failure to cross certain mythical borders was considered a necessary human self-restraint. Because the thirst for knowledge and the joy of discovery have always been associated with the striving for possession and domination and carried the contradiction of the destruction of nature and man. The curse hits the flying Dutchman as a bold, cosmopolitan person of modern times who acts freely against divine commandments, natural laws and moral regulations. This raises the question, which is still valid today, of how far a person can venture into the world with impunity and what is his punishment if it is exceeded.
A storm hit the sailor Daland's ship in a bay shortly before his return home. The helmsman who is on watch falls asleep. Suddenly a large ship approaches and crashes to anchor. His captain, the Flying Dutchman, is cursed to sail the oceans forever. But he is allowed to go ashore every seven years to find a woman who will redeem him through her loyalty.
The Dutchman meets Daland and learns that Daland has a daughter named Senta. He asks Daland for hospitality and the hand of Senta. The women await the returning sailors in Daland's house. Senta sings a ballad about the fate of the flying Dutchman who once swore to sail an indomitable cape until he would have circumnavigated it, be it forever. Then Satan would have cursed him to do it. Senta wants to be the woman who will free him from this curse. The hunter Erik, who is afraid of losing Senta's love, wants to dissuade her from her fantastic preoccupation with the flying Dutchman. Daland comes with the Dutchman. As in a dream, Senta and the Dutchman recognize that they belong together - the Dutchman demands and Senta promises eternal loyalty.
Daland's sailors celebrate their homecoming, the women prepare to get engaged. The sailors invite the crew to celebrate on the Flying Dutchman's ship, but they don't move. Suddenly the sea rises and those believed dead let out a terrifying song. Erik wants to hold Senta back from her union with the Flying Dutchman and reminds her of a previous promise of loyalty. The Dutchman who hears this believes he has been betrayed by Senta. He releases them to save them from death. He flees to his ship. Senta throws herself into the sea: "Be true to yourself until death!" The ship is sinking.
Subject to changes.
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