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The Flying Dutchman in Full Score: Vocal Full Score

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The Flying Dutchman in Full Score: Vocal Full Score

The Flying Dutchman in Full Score: Vocal Full Score

By Richard Wagner

Item: 06-256294
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An outstanding edition, reproducing a limited edition prepared by the great conductor Felix Weingartner in 1896, which incorporates Wagner's revisions of 1846, 1852, and 1860. The text and stage directions are in English, German, and Italian, making this edition one of the most authoritative available. 432 pgs.

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Series: Dover Edition
Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN10: 0-486-25629-4
ISBN13: 978-0-486-25629-0
UPC: 9780486256290
SKU: 06-256294

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About the Composer: Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner (1813, 1883) fundamentally transformed opera by merging music, drama, and stagecraft into a unified artistic vision. His harmonic innovations and psychological approach to character development influenced generations of composers, and his operas remain central to the repertoire and to understanding 19th-century music.

Wagner's iterative approach to revision is evident in The Flying Dutchman, which he refined across nearly two decades. This score preserves those layers of compositional thinking, offering singers and conductors insight into how one of history's greatest theatrical minds deepened and sharpened his dramatic language.

Why we love this

The Weingartner edition cuts through the forest of available versions by presenting a conductor and musician who worked directly with Wagner's intentions. Because the text appears in three languages, you're equipped to cast and coach singers regardless of your ensemble's primary language. The 432-page full score is substantial and professional enough to anchor a serious operatic study or production.

What to expect

You enter a world of restless seas and doomed yearning. Wagner's orchestration swells and recedes with supernatural power, while the vocal lines soar and strain against the weight of fate. There is beauty here, but it is laced with darkness and desperation.

Who it's for

This is for singers preparing major roles in The Flying Dutchman, conductors studying the work or mounting a production, and advanced vocal students exploring Romantic opera literature. It serves music programs committed to serious engagement with the repertoire rather than simplified editions or excerpts.

How to get the most out of it

  • Study the stage directions across all three languages; they often clarify dramatic intent that orchestral gestures alone cannot convey.
  • Approach the harmonic language as dramatic storytelling. Wagner uses chromatic movement and tonal ambiguity to mirror the Dutchman's psychological torment, so precise intonation and phrase shaping are essential.
  • The rhythmic profiles of the sailing choruses benefit from consistent subdivision in rehearsal; these sections drive momentum and cannot drag.

How to use it

Use this for a full or semi-staged production, or as the foundation for a masterclass series on Romantic opera composition and dramatic structure. It works equally well as a research text for advanced musicians studying Wagner's revisions and theatrical philosophy across a season.

Skills your students will build

  • Reading full orchestral scores with three language texts simultaneously
  • Dramatic characterization of Romantic operatic roles through textual analysis
  • Navigation of Wagner's chromatic harmony and extended tonality
  • Understanding compositional revision and the relationship between historical versions
  • Collaborative rehearsal skills specific to multi-language ensemble work

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