The Flying Dutchman
Richard Wagner
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer) is a German Romantic Opera by Richard Wagner first performed in Dresden in 1843.
A brig captained by Daland seeks refuge from a storm in a fjord on the Norwegian coast. There they meet the phantom ship of the Flying Dutchman.
- Summary by Alan Mapstone
Cast of characters:
The Flying Dutchman: Greg Giordano
Daland, a Norwegian Navigator: Larry Wilson
Senta, his Daughter: Agnes Robert Behr
Erik, a Huntsman: Jon Hunter
Mary, Senta's Nurse: ShrimpPhish
The Mate of Daland's Vessel: Beeswaxcandle
Sailor's of the Norwegian Vessel: Inkell
Crew of The Flying Dutchman: Alan Mapstone
Girls: Alice Stein
Narration/Audio Editor: Alan Mapstone (0 hr 49 min)
Chapters
| Introduction and Dramatis Personae | 1:48 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
| Act 1 | 14:58 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
| Act 2 | 19:21 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
| Act 3 | 12:54 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |