Moby-Dick

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San Francisco Opera Premiere
Composer
Jake Heggie
Librettist
Gene Scheer
Based On

Herman Melville’s novel Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2012-2013
Language
English
Sung Language
English
Supertitles
English
Commission

Co-commissioned by San Francisco Opera in partnership with the Dallas Opera, San Diego Opera, Calgary Opera, and the State Opera of South Australia

Co-Producer
Co-produced by San Francisco Opera in partnership with the Dallas Opera, San Diego Opera, Calgary Opera, and the State Opera of South Australia
Archive ID
SFO_2012_06

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Patrick Summers
Director and Dramaturg
Leonard Foglia
Set Designer(s)
Robert Brill
Costume Designer(s)
Jane Greenwood
Lighting Designer
Gavan Swift
Projection Designer
Elaine J. McCarthy
Associate Projection Designer
Shawn E. Boyle
Chorus Director
Ian Robertson
Movement Director/Choreographer
Keturah Stickann
Fight Director
Jonathan Rider
Assistant Conductor
Joseph Marcheso
Musical Preparation
Bryndon Hassman
Laurie Rogers
Robert Mollicone
Fabrizio Corona
Dennis Doubin
Assistant Stage Director(s)
José Maria Condemi
Stage Manager(s)
Lisa Anderson
Costume Supervisor
Jai Alltizer
Wig and Makeup Designer
Gerd Mairandres

Cast

Queequeg, a harpooner
Jonathan Lemalu
Greenhorn, a new crew member
Stephen Costello
Flask, Third Mate
Matthew O'Neill
Starbuck, First Mate
Morgan Smith
Stubb, Second Mate
Robert Orth
Pip, Ahab's cabin boy
Talise Trevigne
Ahab, commander of the Pequod
Jay Hunter Morris
Tashtego, a harpooner
Carmichael Blankenship
Daggoo, a harpooner
Bradley Kynard
Nantucket Sailor
Chester Pidduck
Spanish Sailor
Anders Fröhlich
Captain Gardiner, commander of the Rachel
Joo Won Kang

Show Dates

Time and Place

Mid-nineteenth century; at sea, on the whaleship Pequod

Scenes

ACT I
- INTERMISSION -
ACT III

Media

Sponsors

Company Sponsors John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn are proud to support this production.

This production is made possible, in part, by the Carol Franc Buck Foundation, Leslie and George Hume, Koret Foundation, and Tad and Dianne Taube.

Jay Hunter Morris’s appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.

Jonathan Lemalu’s appearance is made possible by a gift from Annette Campbell-White and the Kia Ora Foundation.

Additional support for this production provided by Affiliate Sponsors Bernice and John Lindstrom in honor of Jake Heggie.

Notes

First performance: The Dallas Opera, 2010.

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All supernumerary's listed below were -- CLIMBERS/FIGHTERS -- except for SUPERNUMERARY Marissa Israel 

Supernumeraries