lkka Backman's celebrated rendition of Wagner's opera tells the story of The Flying Dutchman, a skipper who's been banished to sea for all eternity. Staged in a large outdoor courtyard inside Finland's Olavinlinna Castle, the production features German singer Franz Grundheber in the title role and Finnish opera singer Matti Salminen as Daland, a Norwegian sea captain whose daughter Senta (Hildegard Behrens) is the love of the Dutchman's life.

• Savonlinna Opera Festival
• NVC Arts
• Franz Grundheber
• Matti Salminen
• Raimo Sirikiä
• Anita Välkki
• Jorma Silvasti
• Hildegard Behrens