“Der fliegende Holländer” – Cast

by Richard Wagner libretto (English)


Characters
Daland
(a Norwegian sea captain) — Bass

Senta
(his daughter) — Soprano

Erik
(a huntsman) — Tenor

Mary
(Senta’s nurse) — Mezzo-soprano

Daland’s Steersman
— Tenor

The Dutchman
(a cursed seafarer) — Bass-baritone

Norwegian sailors, the crew of the Flying Dutchman, maidens


Scene of the action

Act One: A steep rocky shore on the coast of Norway


Act Two: A room in Daland’s house

Act Three: A bay with a rocky shore; Daland’s house in the foreground
 
OVERTURE