Original: Wagner originally wrote Der fliegende HollÃ nder to be performed without intermission -- an example of his efforts to break with tradition -- and , while today 's opera houses sometimes still follow this directive , it is also performed in a three act version .
Simplified: Wagner originally wrote Der fliegende HollÃ nder to be performed without any breaks ( intermission ) . Sometimes it is performed like that today , but Wagner also made a version with three acts .