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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 ... Captain Ahab. Pip, his cabin boy, is ...
The New York Times25d
Taming the ‘Howling Infinite’: ‘Moby-Dick’ Comes to the Met’s Stage
Walters When “Moby-Dick” opens at the Metropolitan Opera ... in his interactions with Pip, a 14-year-old cabin boy. In the opera, Pip’s story serves as the turning point that reveals Ahab ...
Observer13d
‘Moby-Dick’ Sails Confidently into the Met, and the Exhilarating Optimism of ‘Fidelio’ Arrives Just in Time
The Metropolitan Opera ended its annual winter hiatus with two productions that chronicle their protagonists’ dangerous, ...
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At the Met, a visually stunning ‘Moby-Dick’ surfaces but never goes deep
With no land in sight, there’s little ... with “Moby-Dick” is its wearisome lack of vocal variety and color (especially compared with the orchestra). Apart from Brugger’s Pip — an ...