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Moby-Dick Composer Jake Heggie

Season 41 Episode 6

Composer Jake Heggie describes how the opera came to be and his love for singers.

Composer Jake Heggie describes how the opera "Moby-Dick" came to be, his collaboration with Gene Scheer, and his love for singers. Before he writes, it's important to him to know the singers who will create the roles.

AIR DATE 11/1/13

Morgan Smith as Starbuck in Moby-Dick
Morgan Smith as Starbuck in Moby-Dick
Talise Trevigne on Her Role as Pip
Talise Trevigne on Her Role as Pip
Moby-Dick Composer Jake Heggie
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Moby-Dick Composer Jake Heggie
Jonathan Lemalu, Queequeg in Moby-Dick
Jonathan Lemalu, Queequeg in Moby-Dick
Gene Scheer, Librettist of Moby-Dick
Gene Scheer, Librettist of Moby-Dick
Jay Hunter Morris, Captain Ahab in Moby-Dick
Jay Hunter Morris, Captain Ahab in Moby-Dick
Moby-Dick: 24-hour Timelapse on Stage
Moby-Dick: 24-hour Timelapse on Stage
Patrick Summers on Conducting Moby-Dick
Patrick Summers on Conducting Moby-Dick
Stephen Costello Performs Ishmael in Moby-Dick
Stephen Costello Performs Ishmael in Moby-Dick
Morgan Smith as Starbuck in Moby-Dick
Morgan Smith as Starbuck in Moby-Dick
Talise Trevigne on Her Role as Pip
Talise Trevigne on Her Role as Pip
Moby-Dick Composer Jake Heggie
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Moby-Dick Composer Jake Heggie
Jonathan Lemalu, Queequeg in Moby-Dick
Jonathan Lemalu, Queequeg in Moby-Dick
Gene Scheer, Librettist of Moby-Dick
Gene Scheer, Librettist of Moby-Dick
Jay Hunter Morris, Captain Ahab in Moby-Dick
Jay Hunter Morris, Captain Ahab in Moby-Dick

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