Saturday night could have given us the opportunity to witness the Opera North debut of Canadian soprano Layla Claire at the ...

This is the earliest of Wagner’s operas to form part of the regular repertory, retelling the ancient mariner’s tale of an accursed sea captain condemned to roam the seven seas until judgement day, ...

‘The Flying Dutchman’ was composed relatively early ... Visually, the moment the ghostly crew of the Dutchman’s ship disappeared into a vaulted chamber was particularly chilling and ...

Whilst not as famous as Wagner’s later (and much lengthier!) works, The Flying Dutchman remains a popular choice for opera companies looking to combine high drama with spectacular stage effects.

Spectacular Opera in three acts Filmed at a series of outstanding performances at the Teatro Real de Madrid in December 2016 this recording will especially delight lovers of Wagnerian music drama ...

Of course, not all experimentation works: here was a bold and some might say foolhardy undertaking to map the stories of contemporary refugees onto Wagner’s tale of the Flying Dutchman ...