The Dutchman is condemned to sail the seas without release. Every seven years he may come ashore for a day, and if on that day he can find a woman who will vow to love him, the curse will be broken. Senta is bewitched by a portrait of this mythical seaman, with whom she feels her own destiny is linked; this belief is put to the test when the mysterious man finally appears before her. This search for redemption through love is set to some of Wagner’s most gloriously romantic music.