Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s 2010 adaptation of Melville’s unruly novel opens this week at the Metropolitan Opera.

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Streamlining Melville’s sprawling novel, Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s moody, monochromatic 2010 adaptation has come to the Metropolitan Opera.

The Metropolitan Opera premiered an expanded version of Jake Heggie’s 2010 adaptation, which had its East Coast premiere at ...

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 bookstore and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...