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Der fliegende Holländer - Royal Opera House

2015 · 159 min

A slow, brooding plunge into obsession and the sea, demanding full attention for its psychological intensity and stark staging.

Directed by: Tim Albery
Genres: Music
Starring: Bryn Terfel, Peter Rose, Adrianne Pieczonka

Tagline: Wagner's The Flying Dutchman performed live at the Royal Opera House
Overview: Tim Albery's Olivier-nominated production for The Royal Opera delves deep into the psychology of Wagner's cursed wanderer and his beloved Senta, detailing the monomania and uncompromising idealism that finally drives them apart. Michael Levine's elemental single set is dominated by a rolling metal hull that represents the Dutchman's phantom ship, the poverty of Senta's home and the treacherous sea.

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Directed by: Tim Albery
Genres: Music
Starring: Bryn Terfel, Peter Rose, Adrianne Pieczonka

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
love
isolation
fate
redemption
Places: sea
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: music
Directed by: Tim Albery
Written by: Richard Wagner
Starring: Bryn Terfel, Peter Rose, Adrianne Pieczonka, Michael König, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Ed Lyon, Andris Nelsons
Music: Richard Wagner
Runtime: 159 min
Languages: German

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