'The Flying Dutchman' opera at Artpark to feature award-winning performers, BPO & chorus, conducted By Gil Rose

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As part of Artpark’s rich history of delivering opera to the region, “The Flying Dutchman” will be performed in the Mainstage Theater at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13. Richard Wagner’s show will be performed in its original German with a cast of six, with English supertitles.

Rather than traditional preconstructed sets, this production will use striking projections and evocative imagery to bring the story to life. The costumed cast will appear onstage alongside the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, with Grammy Award-winning conductor Gil Rose leading the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra from the pit.

This beloved opera tells the haunting tale of a sea captain cursed to roam the oceans for eternity. His only hope of salvation lies in the selfless love of a woman willing to sacrifice herself for him. Once every seven years, the Dutchman is allowed to come ashore in search of such a bride. His path crosses with Senta, a woman who seems to understand – and perhaps even share in – his tragic fate.

The opera will be performed in three acts with two intermissions. It is presented by Artpark and supported, in part, by M&T Bank, Cullen Foundation and Stenclik Family Charitable Fund.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 18. Purchase online at ticketmaster.com; or in person at the Artpark box office, 450 S. Fourth St., Lewiston. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday. Visit artpark.net for more information. 

Often referred to as “a musician helping to shape the future of classical music,” Rose is acknowledged for his “sense of style and sophistication” by Opera News; noted as “an amazingly versatile conductor” by The Boston Globe; praised for conducting with “admiral command” by The New York Times; and called “one of the most adventurous conductors in the world” by KUSC Radio. Over the past two decades, he has built a reputation as one of the country’s most inventive and versatile conductors. His dynamic performances on both the symphonic and operatic stages, as well as over 100 recordings, have garnered international critical praise.