Opera Cheat Sheet: The Flying Dutchman

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In this week’s Opera Cheat Sheet, Houston Public Media’s St.John Flynn and Eric Skelly discuss Wagner’s early music drama Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman). Based on an old nautical legend, the opera tells the story of the ghostly Dutch sea captain and his ship, condemned by the Devil to sail the oceans forever unless he can find a woman who will redeem him through her love. Tune in for San Francisco Opera’s performance of... Read More

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