Wagner's The Flying Dutchman

Misfortune, greed, and fidelity collide in this storm-battered tale of one man's quest for life-saving love. Wagner retells

the nautical legend of the fearsome Flying Dutchman, cursed to sail the seas until he finds a woman who will love him until death.

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[Loismustdie26]

It's this attitude that's really hurting opera today. Instead of listening to the music and accepting a fabulous singer and a good actress for whatever vessel she comes in, people are kicking up a fuss that the singers aren't hot enough, so places like the Met go out of their way to hire bad singers because they have a good bust. And so opera is now more about the appearance rather than the music, and it is killing opera as an art form.

Appreciate her for her music, the body is irrelevant.

[ericvanderheijden]

it's not Italian..... it is german : deutsch

[superdogyida]

are you kidding me This is the best opera i heard after 6 operas i heard in live!!!!!!!!!

[IIBrutalGrinderII]

awesome!!!

incredible performance

[Kevstu22]

@Loismustdie26 I completely agree.

[crookesx3]

I love this...Excellent!!

[Rob8036]

@Loismustdie26 that is true on so many levels

[Loismustdie26]

@delyshBB I know what I say about Voigt, she is still pretty good, but we lost one of the most lush and vibrant Wagnarian voices of our generation when she lost the weight. Not that she's still not good, but what she was was other worldly

[delyshBB]

@Loismustdie26 lol, I wonder what they'd say about Voigt.

[un4chonutkillaK]

does anyone know what part of the opera this is?

[winstontheband]

It's a woman who will love him past death, not just until death.