The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Hollaender): Romantic Opera in Three Acts
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"The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Hollaender): Romantic Opera in Three Acts" by Richard Wagner is a German-language opera composed in 1840-1841. A sea captain cursed to sail forever can only be saved through the love of a faithful woman. Inspired by Wagner's own stormy sea voyage and Heinrich Heine's retelling of the legend, this work explores redemption through love. Wagner introduces leitmotifs—recurring musical themes—for characters and ideas, marking an early step toward
his later groundbreaking operatic style. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Hollaender): Romantic Opera in Three Acts |
| Alternate Title | The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Holländer): Romantic Opera in Three Acts |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_fliegende_Holl%C3%A4nder |
| Credits |
Produced by Louise Hope, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 94.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | ML: Music: Literature of music |
| Subject | Operas -- Librettos |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 31963 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-31963-6 |
| Release Date | Apr 12, 2010 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1014 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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