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.
A ‘Moby-Dick’-inspired opera opens at the Met
Gene Scheer whittled down the 600-plus-page novel to a 64-page libretto, often tweaking Herman Melville’s phrasing to make it ...