The Flying Dutchman
Series: Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series
Publisher: Opera Journeys
Published: September 2000
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9781930841222
Subjects: Handbooks, manuals, etc; History; Libretto; Librettos; Music; Opera; Stories, plots, etc; Music / Opera
First sentence: The legend about The Flying Dutchman, as told by Heine, and embellished by Wagner, relates the story of the Dutch sea captain, Vanderdecken, who impiously invoke the devil to assist him in rounding the stormy Cape of Good Hope: he was punished for his blasphemy, doomed to sail the seas eternally.