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CHAN 3119 BOOK.qxd 20/9/06 12:00 pm Page 14Scene 25Under the supervision of Daland’shousekeeper, Mary, the women work inDaland’s house while the men are at seaCOMPACT DISC TWO1Senta is preoccupied by the legendaryDutchman and relates his story to hercompanions; she announces herself as the onewhose love will redeem him.There has been an understanding that Sentais to marry the huntsman Erik, her childhoodsweetheart.2Erik appears, deeply troubledby Senta’s obsession with the legend of theDutchman; he tells her about a dream he hadin which he saw Daland return homeaccompanied by the Dutchman, followingwhich she left across the sea with him. Thisserves only to intensify her preoccupation andErik departs in despair.3 – 4Daland arrives with the Dutchman,whom Senta at once recognises.5 – 6Leftalone together, Senta reveals that in herself theDutchman has found the salvation he hassought for so long.Scene 37While Daland’s crew celebrate their safehomecoming, the Dutchman’s crew remainsilent and even refuse offers of food and drink.The Norwegians become uneasy at the silenceof the other crew. When they finally dorespond, it is with an other-worldly songwhich sends the Norwegians fleeing in terror.8 – 9Erik pleads with Senta to honourtheir childhood promises.10The Dutchmanoverhears their exchange and, despite Senta’sassurances, he believes himself to be betrayed,his only hope of redemption lost. He makes toreturn to his ship, and as the Dutchman setssail, Senta sacrifices herself. The Dutchman isthus redeemed.John Tomlinson wasborn in Lancashire.He gained a degree inCivil Engineering atManchester Universitybefore winning ascholarship to theRoyal ManchesterCollege of Music (nowthe Royal NorthernCollege of Music).John Tomlinson has sung regularly withEnglish National Opera since 1974, and withthe Royal Opera, Covent Garden, since 1977,and has also appeared with Opera North,Scottish Opera, Glyndebourne Festival andTouring Operas and Kent Opera. He has sungat the Bayreuth Festival every year since 1988,where he has been heard as Wotan (DasRhinegold and Die Walküre), the Wanderer(Siegfried), Titurel and Gurnemanz (Parsifal ),Mark (Tristan und Isolde), Heinrich(Lohengrin) and Hagen (Götterdämmerung).Foreign engagements include Geneva,Lisbon, New York, Chicago, San Francisco,San Diego, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin(Deutsche Oper and Deutsche Staatsoper),Dresden, Munich and Vienna, and theFestivals of Orange, Aix-en-Provence,Salzburg, Edinburgh and the MaggioMusicale, Florence. His repertoire furtherincludes Hans Sachs (Die Meistersinger vonNürnberg), Landgraf (Tannhäuser), the titlerole in Der fliegende Holländer (The FlyingDutchman), Baron Ochs (Der Rosenkavalier),Orestes (Elektra), Moses (Moses und Aron),Green Knight in the world premiere ofHarrison Birtwistle’s Gawain and the GreenKnight, Rocco (Fidelio), King Philip (DonCarlos), Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte),Commendatore (Don Giovanni), the four rolesof Lindorf, Coppelius, Dr Miracle andDapertutto in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Golaudand Arkel (Pelléas et Mélisande), Boromeo(Palestrina), Dosifey (Kovanshchina) and titleroles in Boris Godunov, Oberto and Attila.John Tomlinson has a large concertrepertoire and has sung with all the leadingBritish orchestras and in Germany, Italy,Belgium, Holland, France, Spain, Denmarkand the U.S.A. His many recordings include,Donizetti’s Gabriella di Vergy for Opera Rara,and for Chandos’ Opera in English series,Julius Caesar, Mary Stuart, Rigoletto, Werther,discs of highlights from Boris Godunov andDer Rosenkavalier, and two discs of GreatOperatic Arias.John Tomlinson was awarded a CBE in the1997 New Year’s Honours list.Born in Stockholm,Nina Stemme studiedviola at the AdolfFredrik School ofMusic. Whilstpersuing studies inbusinessadministration andeconomics inStockholm she alsotook a course at the Stockholm Opera Studioand completed her vocal studies at the1415