‘Rock opera’* Press reviews of the premiere of ‘The Flying Dutchman’ in 2025 at the Opera in the Quarry

Spectacular Wagner under the open sky and for the first time in the St. Margarethen quarry: the premiere of The Flying Dutchman at the Opera in the Quarry took place at the beginning of July 2025 – this monumental open-air experience can be enjoyed in St. Margarethen until 23 August.

„The term rock opera could have been coined for it.* […] “All will offer something opulent, but each will struggle to match a spectacular new production of Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman, staged in the strangest of venues: a massive working quarry.“ „All cope well with subtle sound enhancement, which tracks each performer with GPS – sailing Wagner straight into the 21st century..“
The Observer