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- Description
- 1 online resource (224 p.) : ill.
- Summary
- "Book describes the world premiere of the American opera based on Melville's novel Moby-Dick, with the same name. Wallace describes the creative process of writing the music and libretto, the rehearsals and stage design, and the opening night in Dallas in May 2010."--ECIP Data View, Summary.
- Uniform Title
- Heggie and Scheer's Moby-Dick (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Heggie and Scheer's Moby-Dick (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-219) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Prologue : setting the stage -- Creative voyage, 2005/2010 -- Libretto by Gene Scheer : Moby-Dick, an opera in two acts -- Rehearsing a world premiere, March/April 2010 -- Moby-Dick on the opera stage -- Act 1 -- Act 2 -- Bows, backstage, and bios -- Epilogue : sailing on.
- LCCN
- 2012042476
- OCLC
- ssj0000860338
- Author
Wallace, Robert K., 1944-
- Title
Heggie and Scheer's Moby-Dick [electronic resource] : a grand opera for the 21st century / Robert K. Wallace ; featuring libretto by Gene Scheer ; photographs by Karen Almond.
- Imprint
Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 2013.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-219) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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- Added Author
Almond, Karen.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Moby Dick.
Scheer, Gene. Moby-Dick.