The Flying Dutchman

Name: The Flying Dutchman
Director: Ilka Bäkkman
Genre: Music, Romance, Drama
Released: 1989-01-01
Duration: 2 h 19 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Franz Grundheber, Matti Salminen, Raimo Sirikiä, Anita Välkki, Jorma Silvasti

Directed by Ilka Bäkkman

Music

Romance

Drama

19892h 19m7.2

Overview

lkka Backman's celebrated rendition of Wagner's opera tells the story of The Flying Dutchman, a skipper who's been banished to sea for all eternity. Staged in a large outdoor courtyard inside Finland's Olavinlinna Castle, the production features German singer Franz Grundheber in the title role and Finnish opera singer Matti Salminen as Daland, a Norwegian sea captain whose daughter Senta (Hildegard Behrens) is the love of the Dutchman's life.