Event listing: Der Fliegende Holländer | Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | Event is in the past

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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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Ghostly ships and demonic captains ahoy: Der Fliegende Holländer at Covent Garden

David Karlin, 18th October

As The Flying Dutchman nears its close, the crew of Daland's ship are celebrating their safe homecoming and yelling at the Dutchman's unseen crew to join them. To their horror, they realise that they have indeed woken the dead: the Dutchman's crew are ghosts who have wandered the oceans for centuries: the storms cannot burst their sails for they are protected by Satan.

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