Heggie: Moby-Dick (Complete opera recorded in 2012)
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JAKE HEGGIE
Heggie: Moby-Dick (Complete opera recorded in 2012)
San Francisco Opera / Jay Hunter Morris, Stephen Costello, Jonathan Lemalu / Patrick Summers (conductor)
[ EuroArts San Francisco Opera DVD / 2 DVD ]
Release Date: Thursday 10 April 2014
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Along with Lucrezia Borgia this is the first EuroArts release in cooperation with the San Francisco Opera,internationally recognized as one of the top opera companies in the world
"Achingly beautiful, magnificently sung and gorgeously staged ... the audience responded with an eight-minutestanding ovation" (Associated Press).
Composer Jake Heggie, in his "finest creation since Dead Man Walking," and librettist Gene Scheer adapt HermanMelville's meditation on man and the sea into "a vibrant, compelling piece of musical theater" (San FranciscoChronicle).
Captain Ahab is played by the Grammy-winning tenor Jay Hunter Morris and principal guest conductor PatrickSummers conducts a cast of brilliant singing actors.
Bonus material (51 mins) includes artist interviews and production timelapse.
Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9
Sound format DVD: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: English, German, French, Japanese, Korean
Booklet notes: English, German, French
Running time: 142 + 51mins German FSK: 0
"in this DVD, Moby Dick emerges as an opera that has everything, and takes its place alongside the esteemed oceanic operas Billy Budd and L'amour de loin. Thanks to computer imagery, the seascapes are indeed possible...Overall, the score's thematic development is the work of a master composer." Gramophone Magazine
"Heggie seizes all the opportunities that are afforded him...[Hunter Morris's] voice rings out loud and clear with thrilling top notes. Stephen Costello as the contrasting tenor Greenhorn, more lyrical in tone, phrases his music with great skill and much beauty in his floated high notes...[Morgan Smith] produces a wealth of Verdian tone" MusicWeb International, 9th January 2014
"[Hunter Morris] seizes all the dramatic opportunities as Captain Ahab...Lemalu brings musical depth to Queequeg, and Stephen Costello's Greenhorn and Morgan Smith's Starbuck are strong. Beautifully filmed in an atmospheric set enlivened by high-tech nautical projections, this performances makes it easy to see what all the excitement has been about." (BBC Music)
