der fliegende holländer [wagner]
[12/2008] | [mfa collaboration project]
scenic & lighting designer | ALAN SCHWANKE
costume designer | MELISSA TORCHIA
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During the overture, a vision of the Dutchman appears to Senta, but both remain isolated on separate piers.
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Daland, a fisherman and factory owner.
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Daland's sailors.
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Senta, daughter of Daland, in love with the Dutchman.
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Mary, the factory forewoman.
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Act I: The Dutchman's ship is an oil tanker with a rusted hull.
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The Dutchman.
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The Dutchman's crew, covered in the oil slick of their rusted tanker.
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Act II: Daland's home is a factory for canning fish.
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Erik, a welder, in love with Senta.
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The cogs of Daland's factory turn to reveal the image of the Dutchman during Senta's dream.
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Act III: The wedding of Senta and the Dutchman takes place on the factory floor.
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The turbine of the Dutchman's ship interrupts the wedding to take him away for another seven years.
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When Senta throws herself into the sea, the Dutchman's ship vanishes...
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...and the sun rises to consummate the lovers' bond.