Markus Marquardt; Kurt Rydl; Radostina Nikolaeva; Kostadin Andreev; Daniel Ostretsov; Alexandrina Stoyanova; Violeta Dimitrova; Orchestra and Chorus of the Sofia Opera and Ballet; Plamen Kartaloff; Rossen Gergov - Richard Wagner: Der fliegende Hollander

Der fliegende Hollander was one of the operas that allowed Wagner to assert his place as the foremost German operatic composer of the time and to develop the foundations of his visionary mature works. Premiered in Dresden in 1843 its story is of the Flying Dutchman - the ghostly sea captain doomed to wander the seas eternally unless redeemed by love. This new staging was praised by seenandheard-international.com and for being 'a triumph in faithfully presenting Wagner's opera with an innovative production which was both exciting and created special effects'.