Moby-Dick

Classification added April 19, 2016
Premiered April 30, 2010
Dallas, Texas. Winspear Opera House

Composer:

Jake Heggie
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Gene Scheer
Description:
Opera in Two Acts

Notes:

Based on the Novel by Herman Melville

Time Period:

Nineteenth Century

Place:

The Pequod, a whaling ship

Classification key

  • L – Leading
  • F – Featured
  • S – Supporting
  • B – Solo Bit
  • CB – Chorus Bit
  • MB – Mute Bit
Role Voice Part Classification
Captain Ahab TenorL
Ishmael (Greenhorn) TenorL
Starbuck BaritoneL
Queequeg Bass-BaritoneL
Pip SopranoF
Flask TenorF
Stubb BaritoneF
Captain Gardiner BaritoneS
Tashtego TenorB
Daggoo BaritoneB
1st White Sailor TenorCB
2nd White Sailor BaritoneCB
Minimum Chorus: 30
Divisi: TB