Romantic Opera in Three Acts.
First performed at the Royal Saxon Court Theatre, Dresden, Jan. 2, 1843.
Original Cast.
| Senta | Mme. Schroeder-Devrient. |
| The Dutchman | Wächter. |
| Daland | Risse. |
| Erik | Reinhold. |
| Mary | Mme. Wächter. |
| Helmsman | Bielezizky. |
Conductor, Richard Wagner.
Riga and Cassel, 1843; Berlin, 1844; Zurich, 1852; Schwerin, Weimar, and Breslau, 1853; Frankfort and Wiesbaden, 1854; Hanover, Carlsruhe, and Prague, 1857; Mayence and Vienna, 1860; Königsberg, 1861; Lucerne, 1862; Munich, 1864; Stuttgart, 1865; Olmütz, 1866; Rotterdam and Dessau, 1869; Hamburg, Darmstadt, Mannheim, Gratz, 1870; London (Italian), July 23, 1870; Vienna, Brunswick, and Brünn, 1871; Brussels and Stockholm, 1872; Budapesth, Stettin, Augsburg, Magdeburg, Sondershausen, and Baden, 1874; Strassburg, 1875; Lübeck, Freiburg, and Salzburg, 1876; Philadelphia, 1876; Dublin and Bologna, 1877; Würzburg, 1877; New York, Jan. 26, 1877; Innspruck, 1880.
First performed in America as "Il Vascello Fantasma," in Philadelphia, Nov. 8, 1876, by the Pappenheim Company.
First performed in New York at the Academy of Music, Jan. 26, 1877, by the Kellogg English Opera Company.
Cast.
| Senta | Clara Louise Kellogg. |
| The Dutchman | W.T. Carleton. |
| Daland | Mr. Conly. |
| Erik | Mr. Turner. |