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The Flying Dutchman

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The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer) is a German Romantic Opera by Richard Wagner first performed in Dresden in 1843.

A brig captained by Daland seeks refuge from a storm in a fjord on the Norwegian coast. There they meet the phantom ship of the Flying Dutchman.

- Summary by Alan Mapstone

Cast of characters:
The Flying Dutchman: Greg Giordano
Daland, a Norwegian Navigator: Larry Wilson
Senta, his Daughter: Agnes Robert Behr
Erik, a Huntsman: Jon Hunter
Mary, Senta's Nurse: ShrimpPhish
The Mate of Daland's Vessel: Beeswaxcandle
Sailor's of the Norwegian Vessel: Inkell
Crew of The Flying Dutchman: Alan Mapstone
Girls: Alice Stein
Narration/Audio Editor: Alan Mapstone (0 hr 49 min)

Chapters

Introduction and Dramatis Personae

1:48

Read by Alan Mapstone

Act 1

14:57

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Act 2

19:21

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Act 3

12:54

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