The Flying Dutchman

Plot Summary

lkka Backman's celebrated rendition of Wagner's opera tells the story of The Flying Dutchman, a skipper who's been banished to sea for all eternity. Staged in a large outdoor courtyard inside Finland's Olavinlinna Castle, the production features German singer Franz Grundheber in the title role and Finnish opera singer Matti Salminen as Daland, a Norwegian sea captain whose daughter Senta (Hildegard Behrens) is the love of the Dutchman's life.

Top Cast

Franz Grundheber The Dutchman

Matti Salminen Daland

Raimo Sirikiä Erik

Anita Välkki Mary

Jorma Silvasti Steersman