THE FLYING DUTCHMAN by Richard Wagner (Audio + Full Score)

pf: Joseph Keilberth cond/ Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus (1955)

Year/Date of Composition: 1839-41

Senta: Astrid Varnay
The Dutchman: Hermann Uhde
Erik: Rudolf Lustig
Daland: Ludwig Weber
Mary: Elisabeth Schärtel
The Steersman: Josef Traxel

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LIBRETTO: http://www.murashev.com/opera/Der_fli...

ACT ONE, OVERTURE - 0:00

10:55 No.1: Introduction (Norway. Daland's ship casts anchor off a steep rocky shore. Daland was trying to reach his house and see his daughter Senta, before a storm blew his ship off course.)
15:36 - (Daland enters his deck)
19:46 - (The Flying Dutchman arrives and casts anchor on the opposite shore.)
21:23 - No.2: Dutchman's Aria (He laments his curse and wishes for salvation/self-annihiliation, i.e. the Day of Judgement)
32:23 - No.3: Scene, Duet and Choir (Daland meets the Dutchman, who offers him treasure in exchange for shelter for the night. When Daland mentions his daughter, the Dutchman offers to marry her in the hope of redemption. Daland relishes the prospect of fortune (41:11) and accepts (45:08). After the winds change direction (48:22), Daland sets sail for his home (50:12), whilst the Dutchman and his ship stay behind.)

52:50 - ACT TWO, No.4A: The Spinning Chorus (Daland's house. Senta sits in her chair, brooding on an image of the Dutchman hanging on the wall, whilst maidens sitting at their spinning wheels sing a song about their lovers returning one day from sea.)
1:02:00 - No.4B: Ballade (Senta sings of the tale of the Flying Dutchman)
1:10:30 -(Erik, a huntsman, enters. Daland's ship has been spotted.)
1:12:38 - No.5: Duet (As the maidens leave, Erik stops Senta; he wishes to be her husband. But Senta is instead hopelessly fixated on the Dutchman, out of pity for his curse. (1:19:35))
1:21:38 - (Erik tells Senta his dream: A ship comes to shore, followed by Daland and the Dutchman walking up the shore. Senta runs to greet Daland, but spots the Dutchman. They kiss, then sail off together. Senta believes the dream will come true. Erik runs away in despair.)
1:26:12 - No.6: Finale; Aria, Duet and Trio (Daland enters with the Dutchman. He asks Senta to marry the Dutchman (Aria: 1:27:58). She accepts...but is behaving strangely, and Daland decides to leaves them alone.)
1:33:55 - (Duet: Senta pledges to bring salvation to the Dutchman in the form of love, "true to death.")
1:49:10 - (Trio: Daland drops in to see how the pair is getting on. He invites them to join the homecoming celebrations outside...)

1:52:18 - ACT THREE, No.7: Chorus of the Norwegian Maidens and Ensemble (Outside. Two ships, Galand's ship and the Flying Dutchman, sit at the bank. Galand's crew feast on food and drink, but despite hailing the crew, the Dutch ship remains silent. The crowd begins to realize that it is the notorious Flying Dutchman with the undead crew...)
2:02:28 - A storm; the Flying Dutchman begins to rock as the crew start to sing. The Norwegian seamen, horrified by this scene, end up going below deck.
2:05:51 - Finale; No.8A (Duet) - Erik is horrified by Senta's abandonment of him in favour of the Dutchman. (2:08:16 - No.8B (Cavatine))
2:11:24 - No.8C (Finale) - The Dutchman expresses his woe as he realises that Senta may not redeem him after all. He gets ready to set sail, but Senta stops him, telling him that she holds true to her vow. Erik gets nervous...and calls for help (2:15:55). The Dutchman departs in his ship (2:17:21), after which Senta throws herself off a cliff into the sea ("Praise thou thine Angel with thy last breath! Here stand I, faithful unto death!"). The ship sinks, and we see the glorified forms of the Dutchman and Senta rise above the wreck, soaring upwards.