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Gloom, doom, stormy seas, and a Dutchman flown over from Zurich: A concert Flying Dutchman in London

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Reviewed at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 15 December 2012
Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)
Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich
Zurich Opera Chorus
Alain Altinoglu, Conductor
Sir Bryn Terfel, Dutchman
Anja Kampe, Senta
Matti Salminen, Daland
Martin Homrich, Erik
Liliana Nikiteanu, Mary
Fabio Trümpy, The Steersman
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