Beijing National Grand Theater presents Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer, Sat 11/16 @ 1pm

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Published November 1, 2024 at 11:45 AM EDT

A ghost ship that never docks, a fateful journey destined to wander.

11/2 Bellini: La sonnambula (Nat’l Centre f/t Performing Arts Opera, Beijing, China, NCPA)
CAST:
Amina — Dilbèr
Elvino — Antonino Siragusa
Il Conte Rodolfo — ZHANG Wenwei
Lisa — LI Xintong
Teresa — YANG Yanting
Alessio — WANG Meng
Un Notaio — KOU Jing

11/9 ZHANG Qianyi: LAN Huahua (A Commission from the NCPA Opera)
CAST:
LAN Huahua — ZHAO Lili
Lord ZHOU — GUAN Zhijing
Ganyang — XUE Haoyin
Luotuozi — ZHANG Yingxi
LAN Huahua’s Father — LIU Songhu
Matchmaker — HAO Miao

sailors at a long table in the ship's galley, hoisting steins — Beijing National Grand Theater (NCPA) presents Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman"

11/16 Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (NCPA)
CAST:
Der Holländer — Ólafur Sigurdarson
Shanta — Diana Lamar
Daland — Dimitry Ulyanov
Erik — Tuomas Katajala
Mary — NIU Shasha
Der Steuermann — WANG Chong

11/23 Verdi: Un ballo in Maschera (NCPA)
CAST:
Gustav III — Marius Manea
Amelia — Karine Babajanyan
Renato — Lado Ataneli
Oscar — Gladys Rossi
Ulrica Arfvidsson — Bernadett Wiedemann
Cristiano — LIU Songhu
Ribbing — MEI Jie
Horn — CHEN Peixin
Judge — MAO Weizhao
Amelia’s Servant — CAO Ruidong

11/30 R. Strauss: Capriccio (Saltzburg Festival)
CAST:
The Countess — Elsa Dreisig
The Count — Bo Skovhus
Flamand — Sebastian Kohlhepp Flamand
Olivier — Konstantin Krimmel
La Roche — Mika Kares
Clairon — Ève-Maud Hubeaux
Monsieur Taupe — Jörg Schneider