Zusammenfassung
A Norwegian captain, Daland, is driven off course by a storm and encounters the phantom ship of the "Flying Dutchman".
The Dutchman is a cursed man who can only find salvation through the unwavering love of a faithful woman.
Daland, enticed by the Dutchman's treasures, agrees to give him his daughter, Senta, as a wife.
Senta, who is infatuated with a portrait of the Flying Dutchman, vows to be the woman who saves him.
Her hunter lover, Erik, tries to dissuade her, but to no avail.
The opera ends with Senta vowing her eternal fidelity, even after the Dutchman reveals his identity.