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| The Flying Dutchman | |
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4.04.2004
12:34 PM | Link |
 It's always great to see an opera for the first time, so I was glad that Austin Lyric Opera decided to perform Wagner's The Flying Dutchman! I really didn't know the story beforehand, but it's kind of a sea-going ghost story, complete with a spooky ship and a cursed sailor, who only comes ashore once every seven years to find a woman who can be "true until death" to break the curse. Of course, the mysterious Dutchman finds his love, and her noble death becomes his salvation. The sets were really fantastic, including two giant ships complete with sails that actually moved across the stage to anchor on the rocky shore. The chorus was huge - tons of crewmen singing and hoisting sails, plus all of the women of the town dancing and bringing the boys food and drink. The music was really dramatic, definitely exemplary of Wagner's brash style - it was very much like a film score. The performers were fantastic, too, making the entire experience one to remember.
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