The Flying Dutchman ( 1989 )

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.

Top Cast

Franz Grundheber

The Dutchman

Matti Salminen

Daland

Raimo Sirikiä

Erik

Anita Välkki

Mary

Jorma Silvasti

Steersman

Hildegard Behrens

Senta