Le Vaisseau fantôme (Der Fliegende Holländer) by Richard Wagner
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"Le Vaisseau fantôme (Der Fliegende Holländer)" by Richard Wagner is an opera composed in 1841 and premiered in 1843. A ghostly captain is condemned to sail the seas eternally until redeemed by a woman's love. Inspired by Heinrich Heine's retelling of a maritime legend, Wagner encountered the story during a harrowing sea voyage through a Norwegian fjord. The opera marks a transition in Wagner's style, introducing themes of wandering, sacrifice, and redemption
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| Author | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Nuitter, Charles, 1828-1899 |
| Title | Le Vaisseau fantôme (Der Fliegende Holländer) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_fliegende_Holl%C3%A4nder Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_fliegende_Holl%C3%A4nder |
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Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | ML: Music: Literature of music |
| Subject | Operas -- Librettos |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 26943 |
| Release Date | Oct 18, 2008 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 334 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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