Opera Review: ‘The Flying Dutchman’

As the Dutchman, Michael Volle delivers an authoritative performance, charismatic and rich-toned.
Opera Review: ‘The Flying Dutchman’
Michael Volle as Holländer and Amber Wagner as Senta in Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer. (Richard Termine/Metropolitan Opera(
Barry Bassis
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NEW YORK—Richard Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer” (“The Flying Dutchman”) is back at the Metropolitan Opera with a strong cast headed by Michael Volle in the title role. Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the music-director designate of the Met, conducted with style.

The Plot

Amber Wagner as Senta in Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer. (Richard Termine/Metropolitan Opera)
Amber Wagner as Senta in Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer. Richard Termine/Metropolitan Opera
Barry Bassis
Barry Bassis
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Barry has been a music, theater, and travel writer for over a decade for various publications, including Epoch Times. He is a voting member of the Drama Desk and the Outer Critics Circle, two organizations of theater critics that give awards at the end of each season. He has also been a member of NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association)
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