Hans Wagner's 1910s Journey: Leaving Holland
Flying dutchman, in european maritime legend, spectre ship doomed to sail forever; Its appearance to seamen is believed to signal imminent disaster. One migrant wrote to his relatives who had stayed behind in the netherlands that 'the journey took very long, although the barge was towed by 2 horses by turns. ' once they had passed through. Fun fact according to wagner’s memoirs, his decision to travel by ship to london rather than overland to paris was due to the presence of an unusual traveling companion: Wagner takes up residence in paris, the cultural capital of europe.
Wagner and minna are perpetually broke, and their marriage remains unhappy. Maestro thomas guggeis makes his company debut in wagner’s der fliegende holländer, the story of a flying dutchman in search of an end to his curse. Peter konwitschny has already provoked audiences to delight and disgust with his spectacular parsifal and tristan. Here's a guide to wagner's early opera, the flying dutchman (der fliegende holländer). 2 january 1843, dresden. Off the coast of norway, a. The central theme is redemption through love.
