Rzeczywistość Senty i Holendra
The reality of Senta and the Dutchman

Summary/Abstract: The author describes the circumstances around the making and premiere of Richard Wagner’s Flying Dutchman, and then segues into a description of the performance of the opera directed by Mariusz Treliński at the Wielki Theatre – Opera Narodowa (premiere: 16.03.2012). Cyz compares the Warsaw production with a staging by Jonathan Kent (English National Opera, premiere: 28.04.2012). The local production suffers in comparison, both in terms of the cohesion of the narrative and the music. Treliński makes no attempt to respond to the question that irks Wagner enthusiasts: Where does the Dutchman come from?

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