Displacements and re-arrangements necessitated by the health crisis, including setting myself up to do some online teaching, have forced me to postpone publication of today’s post till Monday (April 6). Then, I’ll be discussing Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländer—the work itself; some of the ideas about it set forth in François Girard’s production of it; a smattering of the production history that brought us to such ideas (hint: Otto Klemperer and the Kroll); and some of the singers who have essayed the opera’s juicy roles. 

Thanks for your patience, and stay safe and well, all.

C.L.O.