Great American novel-turned-opera

Composer Jake Heggie, whose "Dead Man Walking" is one of the most compelling operas introduced in the past 20 years, discusses his new "Moby-Dick," as Herman Melville originally titled his novel and Heggie titles the opera, due to premiere in April in Dallas. The composer is interviewed by Bob Clark of Canada's Calgary Herald:

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