Taming the ‘Howling Infinite’: ‘Moby-Dick’ Comes to the Met’s Stage
Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s 2010 adaptation of Melville’s unruly novel opens this week at the Metropolitan Opera.
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Review: ‘Moby-Dick,’ the Opera, Cuts the Blubber
Streamlining Melville’s sprawling novel, Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s moody, monochromatic 2010 adaptation has come to the Metropolitan Opera.
At the Met, a visually stunning ‘Moby-Dick’ surfaces but never goes deep
The Metropolitan Opera premiered an expanded version of Jake Heggie’s 2010 adaptation, which had its East Coast premiere at ...
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An opera based on Melville’s masterpiece, 'Moby-Dick,' docks at the Met
The Metropolitan Opera is staging a production of Herman Melville's masterpiece about a white whale, ‘Moby-Dick.’ The ...
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An opera based on Melville’s masterpiece, 'Moby-Dick,' docks at the Met
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 ...
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An opera based on Melville’s masterpiece, 'Moby-Dick,' docks at the Met
This image released by the Metropolitan Opera shows a scene from a rehearsal of the opera "Moby-Dick" at the Metropolitan Opera on Feb. 20, 2025 in New York. When Leonard Foglia was invited to ...