Senta in Luxembourg and Brussels
Following acclaimed performances at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf and Deutsche Oper Berlin earlier this season, Gabriela Scherer returns to the role of Senta in Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer. She joins the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra for two concert performances on May 13 and 15, conducted by Tarmo Peltokoski.
The cast also features Brian Mulligan (Holländer), Albert Dohmen (Daland), Tuomas Katajala (Erik), David Fischer (Steuermann), and Catriona Morison (Mary), with choral support from the Polish Radio Choir – Lusławice and the Katowice City Singers’ Ensemble Camerata Silesia.
The first performance will take place at the Grand Auditorium of the Luxembourg Philharmonic and will be broadcast live by Radio 100,7 at 7:30 p.m. CET. The second concert will be held at the Bozar in Brussels.
More information is available at https://www.philharmonie.lu/de/programm/2024-25/der-fliegende-hollaender-000000e900186da2
[Photo by Victor Santiago]
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