Event listing: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) | Hungarian State Opera: Auditorium | Thu 3 Apr 2014 at 19:00

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Hungarian State Opera: AuditoriumAndrássy út 22, Budapest, Central Hungary, 1061, Hungary

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Programme

Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)

Performers

Hungarian State Opera
János Kovács	Conductor
János Szikora	Director
Éva Szendrényi	Set Designer
Krisztina Berzsenyi	Costume Designer
Gyöngyi Lukács	Soprano	Senta
Thomas Piffka	Tenor	Erik
Alexandru Agache	Bass	Dutchman
András Palerdi	Bass	Daland
Annamária Kovács	Mezzo-soprano	Mary
Gergely Boncsér	Tenor	The Steersman

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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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A fine Dutchman in Budapest

David Karlin, 3rd April

Hungary is a landlocked country. In fact, Budapest is an awfully long way from the sea in all directions. So it’s not the first place you’d expect to come for a production of Wagner’sFlying Dutchman that is gloriously redolent of the sea, both in staging and in the orchestral performance. But that’s what we got last night at the Hungarian State Opera.

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