The two lead roles represent archetypes to which the composer would return, in one form or another, in most of his later works: the “otherworldly stranger” and the woman who sacrifices herself for his salvation. Der Fliegende Holländer is the earliest of Wagner’s operatic creations to remain in the repertory. Synopsis: Der Fliegende Holländer. to update the synopsis text. For its final new production of the 2019-20 season, the Metropolitan Opera turned to Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer” in a production by François Girard, whose previous work with the company is an iconic “Parsifal” production. Evgeny Nikitin stars as … Fathom Events and the Metropolitan Opera present a broadcast of Wagner?s Der Fliegende Hollander, live in select cinemas nationwide on Saturday, March 14. In March of 1944, while World War II was raging, a Concert Version of "Der fliegende Holländer " was performed over Munich radio, starring Viorica Ursuleac, Hans Hotter, and Georg (sic) Hann, conducted by Clemens Krauß. Krauß (husband of the soprano) leads a towering performance, filled with tenderness and rage. MetLive: Der Fliegende Holländer (2020) at an AMC Theatre near you.