The Flying Dutchman

The story

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 & crew

FG

Franz Grundheber

The Dutchman

Matti Salminen

Daland

RS

Raimo Sirikiä

Erik

AV

Anita Välkki

Mary

Jorma Silvasti

Steersman

Hildegard Behrens

Senta

IB

Ilka Bäkkman

Director