musical OPERA America Members Portal
Login      

Call Me Ishmael
Composer:Gary Goldschneider
Librettist:Gary Goldschneider
Synopsis
The opera deals with the maniacal hunt of the sperm whale Moby Dick by the obsessed Captain Ahab, as well as the relationships of the crew, who establish a symbolic brotherhood.

Title Information

All information is derived from OPERA America's Season Schedule of Performances and titles databases which date back to 1991. OPERA America is constantly updating this data. If you feel that a work or an artist has been omitted or that information is incorrect, please use the linked forms below.
Title Information Form
Artist Information Form

Approximate Runtime (hh:mm)
02:00

Number of Acts
2

Musical Style
It covers a wide range of genres and influences, from minimalism to Mozart, Wagner, American opera-musicals (such as Gershwin's "Porgy & Bess" and Benstein's "West Side Story") and the rock-opera "Tommy".

Vocal & Musical Forces
soloists, chorus, 31 piece orchestra, dancers and multi-media

Original Cast
Benjamin Bevan as Ahab, Elliot Goldie as first mate Starbuck, Maureen Brathwaite as cabin boy Pip, Sebastian Brouwer as Ishmael (teller of the tale)



 
STORED ADMIN COOKIE *
actor id: 0
name:
company:
email
ind id: 0
memb level: 0
expiration date: 12:00:00 AM
current url: /Applications/NAWD/titles.aspx
Login As
* Visible only to OPERA America Administrators for testing purposes. Shows security cookie contents.
 
 
————
National Opera Center
330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001
212.796.8620   •   Info@operamerica.com
CONNECT WITH US
                 

PARTNERS
 
Terms of Service   •   Privacy Policy   •   Copyright Policy   © Copyright 1995–2024 OPERA America Inc.