Thar she blows!
Aye, he rises. He rises again.
Those who recently attended the visually rapturous film version of “Moby-Dick” by Wu Tsang and superbly accompanied live by Present Music in Milwaukee, take note of this:
Moby Dick does not go away. He haunts us all. The esteemed composer Jake Heggie‘s opera version of “Moby-Dick” will be staged by the Metropolitan Opera, in early March! 1.
Here’s the lowdown:
Photos from the World Premiere of Heggie’s Moby-Dick at the The Dallas Opera, 2010
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- Jake Heggie is best known for his opera adaptation of the riveting and Academy Award-winning film Dead Man Walking, starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn.