Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer

Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer

Lise Davidsen, Edward Gardner, Eirik Grøtvedt, Anna Kissjudit, Brindley Sherratt, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Gerald Finley
2025

This live recording of Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) derives from two concert performances given in Oslo in 2024, where the star of the show was Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen. Though Davidsen has been thrilling audiences in Wagner for some years previously, this is her first complete recording of a Wagner opera. It’s been worth the wait. Davidsen proves an electric presence as Senta, a sea captain’s daughter determined to bring redemption to a benighted Dutch mariner who “roams the ocean without rest or peace”. Senta’s Act II “Ballad” is rivetingly delivered, and her duet with the dark-hued, gritty Dutchman of bass-baritone Gerald Finley distils the very essence of simmering Romantic yearning. Supporting roles are also strongly cast, the anguished Erik of tenor Stanislas de Barbeyrac particularly catching attention. Conductor Edward Gardner draws outstanding contributions from the chorus and orchestra of Norwegian National Opera, capping this superbly dramatic rendition of Wagner’s first operatic masterpiece.

Richard Wagner
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV63 · “The Flying Dutchman”
The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Brindley Sherratt, Eirik Grøtvedt
Eirik Grøtvedt, Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Gerald Finley, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Gerald Finley
The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Gerald Finley, Edward Gardner, Eirik Grøtvedt, Brindley Sherratt
Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Gerald Finley, Brindley Sherratt
Brindley Sherratt, Gerald Finley, Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Brindley Sherratt, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Eirik Grøtvedt, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Edward Gardner, Gerald Finley
Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Anna Kissjudit, Edward Gardner
The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Edward Gardner, Anna Kissjudit, Lise Davidsen, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Lise Davidsen, Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Anna Kissjudit, Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Lise Davidsen
Lise Davidsen, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Edward Gardner, Anna Kissjudit
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Lise Davidsen, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Lise Davidsen, Edward Gardner, Stanislas de Barbeyrac
Lise Davidsen, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Brindley Sherratt
Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Brindley Sherratt
Gerald Finley, Lise Davidsen, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Edward Gardner
The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Gerald Finley, Lise Davidsen, Edward Gardner
Gerald Finley, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Lise Davidsen
Lise Davidsen, Edward Gardner, Gerald Finley, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Brindley Sherratt
The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Edward Gardner
The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Edward Gardner
The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Eirik Grøtvedt, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Edward Gardner
The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Lise Davidsen, Edward Gardner
Edward Gardner, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Gerald Finley, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Lise Davidsen
Gerald Finley, Anna Kissjudit, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Brindley Sherratt, Lise Davidsen

18 April 2025 31 Tracks, 2 Hours 10 minutes ℗ A Decca Classics Release; 2025 Universal Music Operations Limited

RECORD LABEL

Decca

Production

  • Jørn Pedersen
    Producer
  • Dominic Fyfe
    Executive Producer
  • Ian Watson
    Mastering Engineer
  • Jørn Pedersen
    Editing Engineer
  • Arne Akselberg
    Engineer