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Ole Anders Tandberg takes the Dutchman for a spin in anemic Prague production

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“a spirited performance by Norwegian soprano Elisabeth Teige”
Reviewed at State Opera (Státní opera), Prague on 4 March 2022
Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)
Karl-Heinz Steffens, Conductor
Richard Hein, Conductor
Ole Anders Tandberg, Director, Set Designer
Maria Geber, Costume Designer
Åsa Frankenberg, Lighting Designer
Prague State Opera Orchestra
Prague State Opera Chorus
Martin Černý, Set Designer
Elisabeth Teige, Senta
Dorothea Herbert, Senta
Aleš Briscein, Erik
Joachim Goltz, Dutchman
Zdeněk Plech, Daland
Jana Sýkorová, Mary
Matthew Swensen, The Steersman
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