Listen Now: The Flying Dutchman

Wagner’s thrilling The Flying Dutchman sets sail in this powerful concert performance. Asher Fisch is one of the world’s finest Wagner conductors, and he leads an all-star cast including celebrated British baritone Christopher Maltman as the Dutchman, bass Daniel Sumegi as Daland, and acclaimed soprano Anna-Louise Cole as the devoted Senta. They are joined by the combined forces of the WASO and West Australian Opera Choruses for this dramatic tale of love, fate, and redemption.

Recorded live in concert at Winthrop Hall UWA, Perth on the 9th of May 2026. Producer Gavin Fernie. Engineer Guy Smith.

Program
Richard Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)

Artists
Christopher Maltman (baritone, The Dutchman)
Anna-Louise Cole (soprano, Senta)
Daniel Sumegi (bass baritone, Daland)
Paul O’Neill (tenor, Erik)
Ruth Burke (mezzo-soprano, Mary)
Andrew Goodwin (tenor, Steersman)
WASO Chorus
West Australian Opera Chorus
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Asher Fisch (conductor)