Opera - The Flying Dutchman

RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883)

The Flying Dutchman

142:03

Romantic opera in one act

Libretto by the composer after Heine's Aus dem Memoiren des Herren von Schnabelewopski, English translation by Christopher Cowell

1

Overture

11:34

Scene 1

2

'Hoyohey! Halloyo! Ho! Hey!'

10:59

Sailors, Daland, Steersman

3

'The time has come'

11:43

Dutchman, Dutchman's Crew

4

'Hey! Holla! Steersman!'

21:14

Daland, Steersman, Dutchman, Sailors

Scene 2

5

'Whirr and whirl as morning passes'

8:53

Senta, Girls, Mary

6

'Yohohoey! I see a ship, as black as night'

10:06

Senta, Girls, Mary

7

'Stay, Senta! Stay awhile and talk with me'

13:50

Erik, Senta

8

'My child, your father's on the threshold'

1:38

Daland, Senta

9

'Senta, my child, extend a welcome to this stranger'

5:53

Daland

10

'As from the distant dawn of my creation'

15:19

Dutchman, Senta

11

'My crew are bored with this delay'

2:48

Daland, Senta, Dutchman

Scene 3

12

'Steersman, leave your watch!'

13:28

Norwegian Sailors, Girls, Steersman, Dutchman's Crew

13

'What is this madness?'

2:34

Erik, Senta

14

'Could you forget those carefree happy hours'

3:13

Erik

15

'It's hopeless! Ah! It's hopeless!'

8:30

Dutchman, Erik, Senta, Daland, Mary, Girls, Sailors, Dutchman's Crew

Eric Halfvarson bass - Daland

Nina Stemme soprano - Senta

Kim Begley tenor - Erik

Patricia Bardon mezzo-soprano - Mary

Peter Wedd tenor - Daland's Steersman

John Tomlinson bass - The Dutchman

David Parry

6-11 January 2004