Lyric Opera 2023-2024 Issue 1 - The Flying Dutchman

Marjorie Owens as Senta and Christopher Ventris as Erik in the Canadian Opera Company’s 2022 production of The Flying Dutchman. The rst opera that revealed Wagner’s genius, The Flying Dutchman is the story of a young woman’s obsession. Senta dreams of the Dutchman, who is cursed to wander the earth. He comes ashore every seven years, searching for a woman who will be faithful to him until death. When she meets him, Senta’s fate is sealed. The Flying Dutchman contains some of Wagner’s most magni cent and emotional music, including thrilling, spectacular choruses. Michael Cooper/Canadian Opera Company