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.
Franz Grundheber
as The Dutchman
Matti Salminen
as Daland
Raimo Sirikiä
as Erik
Anita Välkki
as Mary
Jorma Silvasti
as Steersman
Hildegard Behrens
as Senta
