Drama & ScreenplaysDer Fliegende Hollaender The Flying DutchmanRichard Wagner
Drama & Screenplays

Der Fliegende Hollaender The Flying Dutchman

by Richard Wagner

The work tells the legendary tale of a cursed sea captain doomed to sail the oceans forever, with only one hope for salvation: redemption through the love of a faithful woman.

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"Der Fliegende Hollaender" by Richard Wagner is a German-language opera composed in 1841. The work tells the legendary tale of a cursed sea captain doomed to sail the oceans forever, with only one hope for salvation: redemption through the love of a faithful woman. Inspired by Wagner's own stormy voyage and Heinrich Heine's retelling of the myth, this opera marks Wagner's early experimentation with leitmotifs and his ambition to break operatic tradition.

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Format
EPUB
Language
German
Length
24 pages
Published
1 January 1841

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