Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer

Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer

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

Overture

The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Edward Gardner

10:08

Introduction. Hojoje! Hojoje! Hallojo! Ho! – Kein Zweifel! Sieben Meilen fort

Brindley Sherratt, Eirik Grøtvedt, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

4:14

Mit Gewitter und Sturm – Von des Südens Gestad'

Eirik Grøtvedt, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Edward Gardner

5:05

Die Frist ist um

Gerald Finley, Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus

3:03

Wie oft in Meeres tiefsten Schlund

The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Gerald Finley, Edward Gardner

8:06

He! Holla! Steuermann!

Eirik Grøtvedt, Brindley Sherratt, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Gerald Finley, Edward Gardner

4:02

Durch Sturm und bösen Wind verschlagen

Brindley Sherratt, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Gerald Finley, Edward Gardner

4:22

Wie? Hör' ich recht? Meine Tochter sein Weib?

Gerald Finley, Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Brindley Sherratt

6:50

Südwind! Südwind!

The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Eirik Grøtvedt, Brindley Sherratt, Gerald Finley

2:00

Mit Gewitter und Sturm aus fernem Meer "Sailors' Chorus"

The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Edward Gardner

2:15

Summ und brumm, du gutes Rädchen "Spinning Chorus"

Anna Kissjudit, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Edward Gardner

3:31

Du böses Kind, wenn du nicht spinnst

Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Anna Kissjudit, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Lise Davidsen

4:27

Johohoe! Traft ihr das Schiff im Meere an "Senta's Ballad"

Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Lise Davidsen, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus

6:21

Ach, wo weilt sie

Lise Davidsen, Edward Gardner, Anna Kissjudit, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

1:21

Senta! Willst du mich verderben?

Anna Kissjudit, Lise Davidsen, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Edward Gardner

1:57

Bleib, Senta! Bleib nur einen Augenblick!

Edward Gardner, Lise Davidsen, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

8:13

Senta! Laß dir vertrau'n

The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Lise Davidsen, Stanislas de Barbeyrac

4:49

Mein Kind, du siehst mich auf der Schwelle

Brindley Sherratt, Edward Gardner, Lise Davidsen, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

1:59

Mögst du, mein Kind, den fremden Mann willkommen heißen

The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Brindley Sherratt, Edward Gardner

5:40

Wie aus der Ferne längst vergang'ner Zeiten

Gerald Finley, Lise Davidsen, Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

6:36

Wirst du des Vaters Wahl nicht schelten?

The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Lise Davidsen, Edward Gardner, Gerald Finley

5:15

Ein heil'ger Balsam meiner Wunden

Gerald Finley, Lise Davidsen, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Edward Gardner

1:55

Verzeiht! Mein Volk hält draußen sich nicht mehr

Lise Davidsen, Gerald Finley, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Brindley Sherratt, Edward Gardner

1:49

Entracte

The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Edward Gardner

0:50

Steuermann, laß die Wacht!

Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

2:12

Mein! Seht doch an!

Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Eirik Grøtvedt

6:40

Johohoe! Johohoe! Hoe! Hoe!

Edward Gardner, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

3:06

Was mußt ich hören

Edward Gardner, Lise Davidsen, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Stanislas de Barbeyrac

2:25

Willst jenen Tag du nicht dich mehr entsinnen "Cavatina"

The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Edward Gardner

3:20

Verloren! Ach, verloren!

Lise Davidsen, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Gerald Finley, Edward Gardner

2:19

Erfahre das Geschick

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

5:53

Richard Wagner

Composer
Stanislas de Barbeyrac

Tenor
Brindley Sherratt

Bass
Gerald Finley

Bass-Baritone
Lise Davidsen

Soprano

Jørn Pedersen

Producer
Dominic Fyfe

Executive Producer
Jørn Pedersen

Editing Engineer
Ian Watson

Mastering Engineer