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The Flying Dutchman from the Bayreuth Festival!

The ultimate blend of action, music, scene and dramatic expression was Richard Wagner's goal in his "total work of art." Deutsche Welle brings you another performance from the Festspielhaus, which Wagner designed explicitly for his music dramas. This year the festival, still in the hands of Wagner's descendents - currently led by his great-granddaughters Eva Wagner-Pasquier and Katharina Wagner - begins with a new production of Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) as staged by Jan Philipp Gloger and conducted by Christian Thielemann.

Deutsche Welle's Rick Fulker is there, introducing you to the production team and soloists and looking forward to sharing the Wagner fun with those who can't make it to the festival. With the demand for tickets exceeding the supply by a factor of ten, they are not lacking in numbers and have responded warmly to the radio transmissions, which convey the sense of event.

This opera is available for 1 broadcast only from November 17 thru December 31, 2012.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact either Tony Macaluso at 773-279-2114, email: tmacaluso@wfmt.com or Carol Martinez at 773-279-2112, email: cmartinez@wfmt.com.

BAYREUTH FESTIVAL OPERAS

Broadcast Schedule — Fall 2012

PROGRAM #:   BF 12-01
RELEASE:   November 17, 2012

OPERA:   THE FLYING DUTCHMAN (in German)
COMPOSER:   Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

CAST:
Daland    Franz-Josef Selig
Senta    Adrianne Pieczonka
Erik    Michael König
Mary    Christa Mayer
The Helmsman  Benjamin Bruns
The Dutchman   Evgeny Nikitin

CONDUCTOR:  Christian Thielemann
CHORUS:   Bayreuth Festival Chorus
ORCHESTRA:  Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

APPROX. TIME:  3 hours

Recorded by Radio Bavaria, Munich (BR) in the Festspielhaus in Bayreuth on July 25, 2012

Rights:  One broadcast before December 31, 2012