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The Role of Captain Ahab in "Moby-Dick"

Category: Arts
Duration: 00:18:15
Publish Date: 2011-08-08 16:54:18
Description:

You've got to be sure that one of the first things Jake Heggie did when he sat down to compose Moby-Dick to Gene Scheer's wonderful libretto was that he had to decide what voice-type Captain Ahab was. The choice he made? Heldentenor! You might find that to be an odd choice, or a fortuitous one. You decide, but after you listen to Dr. Nicolas Reveles's podcast this week!

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