Heggie and Scheer's Moby-Dick [electronic resource] : a grand opera for the twenty-first century / by Robert K. Wallace ; featuring libretto by Gene Scheer ; photographs by Karen Almond.

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Wallace, Robert K, 1944-

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 2013. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)ISBN:

9781574415209

Contained works:

Scheer, Gene. Moby-Dick

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Electronic books.

DDC classification:

792.5/42 23

LOC classification:

ML410.H432 W35 2013

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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.

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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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.

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