Performer: Peter Volpe

Strong singing but a stellar orchestra and staging make for a riveting production at the Kennedy Center. 

Lots of people talk about keeping opera relevant. WNO shows why this opera always has been.

If an evocative and provocative crowd-pleaser is your preferred summertime fare, then catch the new production of Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman at Glimmerglass Festival.Dutchman was Wagner’s first unabashed hit, deservedly so. It is a classic tale of redemption through love, masterfully scored, inspired by a stormy voyage the composer himself made and Heinrich Heine’s retelling of the legend.