Der Fliegende Holländer NYC Reviews and Tickets

See it if you like a very well sung and staged version of one of Wagner's earlier operas with some of his best music. Great singing.

Don't see it if you don't like Wagner operas even those with beautiful music and exciting story or you don't like to sit 2 1/2 hours without intermission. Read more

See it if Impressive multimedia: it looked like a thunderstorm, Northern Lights, and a sunset were happening onstage(sequentially, not simultaneously)

Don't see it if The story is a little slow, but this isn't one to skip; wonderfully sung and beautifully staged. Also? Short for Wagner (only 2.5 hours!).

See it if you want to hear the amazing Dutchman of Tomasz Konieczny who dominated the evening in an economical new production, with other good singers

Don't see it if you don’t like Wagner or grand opera, don’t like video backgrounds or long dangling ropes, or want to actually see the Flying Dutchman Read more

See it if you enjoy Met Opera at all levels. Singing was great. Story delivery was sometimes confusing.

Don't see it if you like upbeat singing and dancing with a happy ending,

See it if you want a shorter Wagner; interesting artistic interpretation and production/lighting design. The stagecraft of the skies were mesmerizing.

Don't see it if you want an intro opera. It was difficult to sit through w/ no intermission. I think the story is misogynistic to a modern sensibility.

See it if Great scores, songs, and vocals

Don't see it if Not really a fan of the bare production

See it if You like Wagner, or you want to see a shorter Wagner rather than his usual four-hour bladder-holding contests.

Don't see it if You don’t like Wagner, opera or flights of pretentious fancy seeped in misogyny. Read more

See it if You like Wagner operas, wonderful singing and overall experience of Metropolitan Opera.

Don't see it if You get bored and antsy sitting for 2.5 hours without intermission, want a lot of action on stage.