When does the performance begin?

The show starts on 2026-11-21 at 19:00:00.

Where does the event take place?

At the Multum in Parvo Opera House in Mering, Augsburger Str. 48, 86415 Mering.

What is the ticket price?

The researched ticket price is €12 per ticket.

Is the event indoors?

Yes, the performance takes place indoors in the opera house.

What is The Flying Dutchman about?

At the center is a cursed captain who can only find redemption through the fidelity of a woman.

Are there official social media channels?

A Facebook channel and the official website are verifiable; other official profiles have not been clearly confirmed.

Wagner's Ghost Ship Awakens to New, Intimate Opera Life in Mering

Name: The Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner
Start: 2026-11-21T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-21T22:00:00+01:00
Location: Multum in Parvo Opernhaus

Wagner's Ghost Ship in Mering: An Evening Between Storm, Longing, and Redemption

With The Flying Dutchman, a rare intimate opera evening opens in Mering: Richard Wagner's early romantic opera leads right into a story of damnation, fidelity, and the hope for salvation. The Multum in Parvo opera house transforms the material into a concentrated stage experience, where the theater atmosphere unfolds its own magnetic power through light, miniature worlds, and precise movement.

A Myth That Grabs You Instantly

Wagner's opera tells of a cursed captain who may only set foot on land every seven years and seeks redemption through the fidelity of a woman. The material combines seafaring, legend, and psychological tension into a dramatic score that has been considered a key work of early Wagner since its premiere in 1843. The music propels forward incessantly, as if the surf itself had taken over the beat.

The Special About This Production

The Mering puppet theater Multum in Parvo relies on illuminated, three-dimensional stage spaces and the poetic precision of the paper theater. This form particularly makes Wagner's landscape of the soul tangible: the distance of the grand opera house gives way to an intimate perception, where every edge of light, every shadow line, and every movement of the figures gains its own significance. Thus, a production is created that does not illustrate the romantic core of the work, but atmospherically condenses it.

Dramaturgy Between Restlessness and Promise

The dramaturgy of The Dutchman thrives on contrast: stormy force against inner stonewalling, demonic strangeness against human longing. Especially for a puppet theater, this tension unfolds a particular strength, as the visible and the imagined constantly play with each other. The audience experiences not only an opera plot but a finely built stage experience, in which fantasy becomes a playing partner.

Why the Visit is Worthwhile

This evening promises a concentrated opera experience with strong imagery, romantic sound dramaturgy, and an unusual closeness to the stage. Those who want to experience Wagner's music theater in a special form find here not just a mere date, but an evening full of atmosphere, craftsmanship, and cultural radiance. A live visit is worthwhile because this ghost ship unfolds all its magic not on the screen, but only in the space.