The outdoor arena holds around 3000 people and is most well-known in Sweden for the TV program Allsång på gränsen. Opera Østfold has presented summer opera at the Fredriksten fortress in every second year since 2005, with a break during the pandemic. There will be 3 public performances of The Flying Dutchman.
The cast will include Magnus Staveland (Erik) and Cornelia Beskow (Senta). The conductor is Peter Szilvay and Ivar Emil Tindberg directs.