Los Angeles Opera: Moby Dick
Finished Nov 28, 2015
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
"Sumptuous and stirring! Theatrically stunning... epic in scale."
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"Sumptuous and stirring! Theatrically stunning... epic in scale."
San Francisco Chronicle
"Sumptuous and stirring! Theatrically stunning... epic in scale."
San Francisco Chronicle
Finished Nov 28, 2015
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
"Sumptuous and stirring! Theatrically stunning... epic in scale."
Finished Nov 28, 2015
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
"Sumptuous and stirring! Theatrically stunning... epic in scale."
Prepare to venture into the mind of Captain Ahab, a weather-worn and wounded captain of the Pequod, a whaling-ship. But Ahab's mind is not on the dangerous job of hunting pods of unassuming whales, instead his obsession is with the elusive White Whale or Moby Dick, the whale that took more than just his leg. As his pursuit of the whale descends into suicidal territory, the rest of his crew, including the level-headed first mate Starbuck are increasingly doomed as Ahab's futile mission drags them all deeper and deeper into his insanity.
Comiissioned by the Dallas Opera, this richly epic opera takes us into the heart of Herman Melville's great novel. With a sweeping score by Jake Heggie and Liberetto by Gene Schoer, the feel of this desparing tragdey is guarnteed to stay with you long after the final curtain.