Richard Wagner's opera 'The Flying Dutchman' is presented by Zurich Philharmonia in a concert performance (sung in the original German with English surtitles).
Alain Altinoglu conducts the Philharmonia Zurich and Zurich Opera House Chorus, with Bryn Terfel (The Dutchman), Anja Kampe (Senta) and Matti Salminen (Daland).
Wagner's celebrated story, in which The Dutchman finds redemption through the love of a faithful woman, employs a rich pallet of orchestral colour to brilliant effect, painting a vivid picture of drama on the high seas.
Richard Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
(concert performance in German with English surtitles)
Philharmonia Zurich
Alain Altinoglu conductor
Bryn Terfel The Dutchman
Anja Kampe Senta
Matti Salminen Daland
Zurich Opera House Chorus
Opera straight from one of the world's greatest opera houses comes to Royal Festival Hall starring Bryn Terfel in the title role.
Wagner's celebrated story, in which The Dutchman finds redemption through the love of a faithful woman, employs a rich pallet of orchestral colour to brilliant effect, painting a vivid picture of drama on the high seas.
Welshman Bryn Terfel, 'widely acknowledged as the world's finest bass-baritone' (The Daily Mail), and the Zurich Opera House company come to Royal Festival Hall straight from performing the role at the Zurich Opera House.
(Part of the Shell Classic International 2012/13 series.)