By Zachary Woolfe The opening line of Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick” is one of the most famous in literature. But Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer, whose moody, monochromatic 2010 adaptation ...
By Wendy S. Walters When “Moby-Dick” opens at the Metropolitan Opera this week, audiences will experience a deeply American story of unchecked ambition, fomented grievances and a self ...
Literally. A blue whale is one of the catches, and the other is the “secret fish” known as Moby! Gee, wonder what that reference is from… Before we start our guide, there’s something you ...
If “operatic” is a synonym for “big,” Herman Melville’s sprawling novel “Moby-Dick” should be ideal source material for the stage. Jake Heggie’s 2010 operatic treatment certainly ...
NEW YORK — On Monday, the Metropolitan Opera presented the company premiere of Jake Heggie’s “Moby-Dick” — the composer’s 2010 operatic adaptation of Herman Melville’s landmark 1851 ...
When Leonard Foglia was invited to direct an opera based on Herman Melville’s masterpiece about a white whale, his first reaction was: “Moby-Dick. That’s great!” “Then I ran to a used ...
Jane Bua Bua writes about classical music for Goings On. You’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week. Sign up to receive it in ...
When Leonard Foglia was invited to direct an opera based on Herman Melville’s masterpiece about a white whale, his first reaction was: “Moby-Dick. That’s great!” “Then I ran to a used ...
The Metropolitan Opera is staging a production of Herman Melville's masterpiece about a white whale, ‘Moby-Dick When Leonard Foglia was invited to direct an opera based on Herman Melville’s ...
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