De Kooning was born in Rotterdam in 1904. As a youth he studied for eight years at a conservative academy of art, where the ...

Der fliegende Holländer, The Flying Dutchman ... It probably originates from 17th century nautical folklore. The oldest extant version dates to the late 18th century. Sightings in the 19th ...

The bats consume flies, gnats, and other insects before flying out of the windows in search of water. The library's records show that the bats were residents since at least the late 18th century.

Wisely, it has opted for The Flying ... Dutchman – who commits the sin of blasphemy. He is condemned to sail the oceans forever, only touching land once every seven years in search of a good woman ...

“The Flying Dutchman” (“Der fliegende Holl nder ... Los Angeles Opera is presenting it the same way, posing a challenge to 21st century opera fans who can’t sit still that long.

In his early masterpiece The Flying Dutchman, the male hero is a sailor ... seas until a good woman saves him and sacrifices herself in the process. It’s 19 th-century patriarchy on steroids, as Julia ...