Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer

Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer

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

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

RECORD LABEL

Decca

Production

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