Event listing: Der Fliegende Holländer | Bayreuther Festspielhaus | Event is in the past

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Bayreuther FestspielhausFestspielhügel 2, Bayreuth, Bavaria, 95445, Germany

Dates/times in Berlin time zone

Programme

Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)

Performers

Christian Thielemann	Conductor
Jan Philipp Gloger	Director
Christof Hetzer	Set Designer
Franz-Josef Selig	Bass	Daland
Adrianne Pieczonka	Soprano	Senta
Michael König	Tenor	Erik
Christa Mayer	Mezzo-soprano	Mary
Benjamin Bruns	Tenor	The Steersman
Samuel Youn	Bass-baritone	Dutchman

Reviews of Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) directed by Jan Philipp Gloger

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Bayreuther Festspielhaus, July 2015

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Bayreuther Festspielhaus, August 2014

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10 facts about Der fliegende Holländer

Danny Riley, 9th March

Der fliegende Holländer is a great entry point for those looking for a way into Wagner’s operatic oeuvre. Here, we run down the need-to-knows about this early masterwork.

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Musically outstanding but landlocked: Der Fliegende Holländer in Bayreuth

David Karlin, 31st July

For any opera lover, a first visit to Bayreuth is something of a pilgrimage to the holy land. Musically, I wasn’t disappointed, as the Dutchman’s leitmotif rose softly from the invisible orchestra, soon to be enveloped by the swirling storm brewed up by Wagner and conductor Christian Thielemann.

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