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Heggie, Jake, 1961-

Moby-Dick [videorecording] / Moby Dick Jake Heggie ; Gene Scheer. - Berlin : Euroarts, ©2013. - 2 videodiscs (142 min.) : sd., col., digital ; 4 3/4 in. - 022200 - 4 3/4 in.

"Bonus material (51 minutes) includes artist interviews and production time-lapse."--Container. Libretto by Gene Scheer. Opera in two acts. Program notes in English with French and German translations ([26] pages : illustrations) in container. Title from disc label.

Stage director, Leonard Foglia ; Video director, Frank Zamacona. Stage director, Leonard Foglia ; Video director, Frank Zamacona.

Jay Hunter Morris (Captian Ahab) ; Stephen Costello (Greenhorn) ; Morgan Smith (Starbuck) ; Jonathan Lemalu (Queequeg) ; Talise Trevigne (Pip) ; supporting soloists ; San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Dance Corps ; Patrick Summers, conductor.

Recorded live October, 2012, San Francisco Opera.

On this world premiere recording, Captain Ahab, in Herman Melville's epic tale of a fierce, obsessive whaling-boat captain, who descends into madness and puts his crew in mortal danger is brought to the stage.


DVD; Region 0; NTSC 16:9; PCM Stereo, Dolby 5.1, DTS 5.1.


Sung in English with optional subtitles in English, French, or German.

Standard No.: 880242596581

Publisher. No.: 2059658 Euroarts

Subjects--Personal Names:
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Moby Dick --Adaptations.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Operas.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Filmed operas.