Erik (Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer). Tenor. A hunter. He is in love with Senta, daughter of Daland, and wants to marry her. The Dutchman overhears Erik trying to persuade Senta to agree and assumes her to be no longer faithful to him. Aria: Willst jenes tag du nicht mehr entsinnen (‘Do you no longer remember the day’). Created (1843) by Herr Reinhold.