SUMMER-FALL '25 PICK
“A Wagnerian classic is transported to the 21st century with one of opera’s promising stars. ”
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
Label Description: There are many recordings of the suspenseful Flying Dutchman, an opera that signals Wagner’s entrance into the unique combination of dramatic orchestration. If your community loves classical music and opera, this album would be an easy sell. However, if you want to peak someone’s interest for the first time, you can combine this recording with Halloween themed music and art. Add more commentary about the story’s background around a wandering spirit and patrons would take note.
How to present this to library customers: Norwegian soprano, Lise Davidsen is todays frontrunner for opera stardom. Since her debut at the Metropolitan Opera, Davidsen was cast in starring roles that include Tosca and Ariadne. If you have opera fans in your community, they would be attracted to the cast. If you have explorers who want to learn more about opera, selling this as the ghost story it actually is would make a great addition to other spooky tales in literature or the arts.
Audience Key:
NOVICE:
A patron who does not know about the arts but is looking for new interests. These items are for public collections that call for you to introduce the arts to patrons and ignite their interests. They often know much more about popular culture than what’s happening in the arts.
EXPLORER:
These items are for customers who have some knowledge of the arts and want to learn more. Oftentimes these patrons stream music from your music streaming service, take out music and art biographies and they may attend music and art programming at your library.
AFICIONADO:
Ordering for aficionados requires knowledge about their habits when consuming the arts. These patrons are aware of the arts through museums, classical music, jazz and more. Oftentimes, these patrons attend music and art programming at your library, are professionals in the arts world with thorough knowledge of visual and/or performing arts.