He developed the idea of the Flying Dutchman while sailing from Riga to London
... an 
unknown and still-to-be-discovered haven, of which I knew this thing... [DOC] [TLE] the flying dutchman - Victorian Opera [PAR] Victorian Opera 2015  The Flying Dutchman Education Resource - Music ... 
singers bringing to life the roles of The Dutchman, forever cursed to sail the seas, 
and Senta, the village ... stormy sea crossing he made from Riga (the largest city 
in Latvia) to London in 1839.