Der Fliegende Holländer 35 years old

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.

Credits

Der Fliegende Holländer Cast

Name	Character
Franz Grundheber He was 51, now 87 years old	as The Dutchman
Hildegard Behrens She was 51, 72 years old when she died	as Senta

Der Fliegende Holländer Crew

Name	Department