Opera

Moby Dick Tickets

Name: Moby Dick
Brand: Headout
SKU: 31543
Price: 89.7 USD
Availability: InStock

Jake Heggie’s Moby-Dick sails to the Met with a star-studded cast, a thrilling score, and a visual spectacle of Captain Ahab’s vengeful obsession.

Great for

Adventure lovers | Fans of opera | Psychological thriller enthusiasts

Why watch Moby Dick

After the spine-chilling Met debut of his opera Dead Man Walking, composer Jake Heggie returns to the stage with his 2010 adaptation of Herman Melville’s sea-battered, storm-chasing classic, Moby-Dick. The star-studded cast sets sail on the Pequod, with tenor Brandon Jovanovich anchoring the role of Captain Ahab, consumed by his relentless quest for the elusive white whale. Joining him is tenor Stephen Costello as Greenhorn (a.k.a. Ishmael), baritone Peter Mattei as the calm yet conflicted first mate Starbuck, and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as the fierce harpooner Queequeg. The crew is rounded out by soprano Janai Brugger as Pip, tenor William Burden as Flask, and baritone Malcolm MacKenzie as Stubb.

Maestro Karen Kamensek commands the podium, with a haunting staging by Leonard Foglia, now more refined and grandiose than ever after acclaimed runs in Dallas, San Francisco, L.A., and D.C. Obsession meets madness as Captain Ahab leads his crew into a deadly pursuit across the open seas, chasing vengeance in this thrilling company premiere. First brought to life by the Dallas Opera in 2010, this operatic adaptation of Melville’s epic, complete with a spine-tingling score and jaw-dropping visuals, plunges you into the depths of Ahab’s deranged quest—where reason is lost, and peril lurks at every turn.

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Show details

Genre: Opera

Theater name: Metropolitan Opera House

Find the best seats in the house with the Metropolitan Opera House seating plan

Theater facilities: restrooms, cloakroom, parking, restaurant, gift shop, bar, seat cushions available, foreign language assistance, public telephone, MetTitles translations in multiple languages

Theater accessibility: wheelchair accessible, guide dogs allowed, assistive listening devices, accessible restrooms, step-free access, wheelchair spaces available, accessible parking spaces

Dress code: Smart casual

Cast & crew

Leading roles: Karen Kamensek as Conductor, Janai Brugger as Pip, Brandon Jovanovich as Captain Ahab, Stephen Costello as Greenhorn, William Burden as Flask, Peter Mattei as Starbuck, Malcolm MacKenzie as Stubb, Ryan Speedo Green as Queequeg
Book: Herman Melville
Production: Leonard Foglia
Set Designer: Robert Brill
Costume Designer: Jane Greenwood
Lighting Designer: Gavan Swift
Librettist: Gene Scheer
Projection Designer: Elaine McCarthy
Movement Director: Keturah Stickann
Composer: Jake Heggie

Additional info

The opera is sung in English.
Title languages displayed for Moby-Dick: Met Titles in English, German, and Spanish.

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