Opera - The Flying Dutchman

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)


The Flying Dutchman 142:03
Romantic opera in one act
Libretto by the composer after Heine's Aus dem Memoiren des Herren von Schnabelewopski, English translation by Christopher Cowell

COMPACT DISC ONE
1 Overture 11:34

Scene 1
2 'Hoyohey! Halloyo! Ho! Hey!' 10:59
Sailors, Daland, Steersman
3 'The time has come' 11:43
Dutchman, Dutchman's Crew
4 'Hey! Holla! Steersman!' 21:14
Daland, Steersman, Dutchman, Sailors

Scene 2
5 'Whirr and whirl as morning passes' 8:53
Senta, Girls, Mary
64:36

COMPACT DISC TWO
1 'Yohohoey! I see a ship, as black as night' 10:06
Senta, Girls, Mary
2 'Stay, Senta! Stay awhile and talk with me' 13:50
Erik, Senta
3 'My child, your father's on the threshold' 1:38
Daland, Senta
4 'Senta, my child, extend a welcome to this stranger' 5:53
Daland
5 'As from the distant dawn of my creation' 15:19
Dutchman, Senta
6 'My crew are bored with this delay' 2:48
Daland, Senta, Dutchman

Scene 3
7 'Steersman, leave your watch!' 13:28
Norwegian Sailors, Girls, Steersman, Dutchman's Crew
8 'What is this madness?' 2:34
Erik, Senta
9 'Could you forget those carefree happy hours' 3:13
Erik
10 'It's hopeless! Ah! It's hopeless!' 8:30
Dutchman, Erik, Senta, Daland, Mary, Girls, Sailors, Dutchman's Crew
77:27
Eric Halfvarson bass - Daland
Nina Stemme soprano - Senta
Kim Begley tenor - Erik
Patricia Bardon mezzo-soprano - Mary
Peter Wedd tenor - Daland's Steersman
John Tomlinson bass - The Dutchman
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
David Parry
Recorded in:
Blackheath Halls, London
6-11 January 2004
Producer(s)
Brian Couzens
Sound Engineer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Michael Common (Assistant)
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K