Overview
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.
Cast
- Franz Grundheber as The Dutchman
- Matti Salminen as Daland
- Raimo Sirikiä as Erik
- Anita Välkki as Mary
- Jorma Silvasti as Steersman
- Hildegard Behrens as Senta