At WNO, strong 'Dutchman' cast makes up for production's deficits

In 2010, Eric Owens sang Alberich in the Met's "Das Rheingold" and leapt to a new level of international attention -- and expectation. That expectation, he said in an interview last year, has sometimes been a little hard to deal with. So I was particularly curious to see his role debut as "The Flying Dutchman" at the Washington National Opera on Saturday night -- only the second major Wagner role he's actually attempted, and coming shortly after he had to cancel a scheduled concert of jazz stand...