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Activity: Pre-Performance Discussion Questions #1 Opera perceptions: What do students think of when they think “opera”? What expectations do they have of the performance? #2 How is opera different from other theatrical and musical performances? What is the difference between a “musical”, an operetta, and an opera? Are there exceptions to the definitions? #3 How is The Flying Dutchman different from other operas that students have seen or studied? What are some of Wagner’s important contributions to the world of opera? #4 Examine written versions of The Flying Dutchman or other operas based on books or plays, and discuss the process of adaptation. What gets left out? What is added, and how does that change to meaning or message of the story? Activity: Post-Performance Discussion Questions and Activities #1 What did you think of the costumes? The lighting? The sets? #2 Write to one of the characters, offering advice or asking them questions about their decisions and actions. #3 What is the contemporary name for the Cape of Good Hope? Where is it? When was it first circumnavigated? #4 Read a biography of Richard Wagner. How did The Flying Dutchman change his life? How did politics affect his creative work? #5 According to Wagnerians, and Wagner himself, the Dutchman is an autobiographical sketch. Is there a character in a story who might resemble a sketch of you? Which one and why? #6 “Redemption through love” is an important theme for Wagner. Where else do we find this theme in literature or music? Create a story of your own based on this theme. #7 This production was rooted in German Expressionist cinema. Compare it to a film like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Education Guide The Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner 30
Sources Websites www.arizonaopera.com Online Encyclopedia Britannica www.blog.oreganlive.com www.metropolitanopera.com www.virginiaopera.com www.wikipedia.org Books Forman, Denis Sir. A Night at the Opera. New York: Modern Library, 1998. Grout, Donald Jay. A Short History of Opera. New York: Columbia UP, 1988. Hutcheon, Linda and Michaerl Hutcheon. Opera: Desire, Disease, Death. Lincoln: Nebraska UP, 1996. Parkinson, David. History of Film. New York, Thames and Hudson, 1995. Sadie, Stanley. The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Opera. New York: Billboard Books, 2004. Sklar, Robert. A World History of Film. New York: Abrams, 2002. Please don’t hesitate to contact Edmonton Opera for more resources or for help with specific questions or topics. We will do our best to help! Education Guide The Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner 31
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