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1. The libretto for the Flying Dutchman was written by Richard Wagner himself, but it was based on a work by which Romantic German author?
2. When was the opera "The Flying Dutchman" first performed?
3. Wagner got the inspiration for "The Flying Dutchman" on a sea voyage.
4. "The Flying Dutchman" was cursed to sail the oceans until doomsday because he did what?
5. Why does "The Flying Dutchman" go to shore in Norway?
6. What is the name of the main female character in "The Flying Dutchman"?
7. The opera "The Flying Dutchman" was an immediate huge success.
8. The leading female character reacts violently to "The Flying Dutchman's" appearance. Why?
9. "The Flying Dutchman" finds redemption in the opera.
10. When was the first performance of "The Flying Dutchman" in England?
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