- In Dallas for the world premiere of Jake Heggie's opera adaptation of Moby-Dick at the new AT&T Performing Arts Center. #
- The Arts District here is a work-in-progress. #
- RT @pwhny We're buying drinks for first 100 arrivals at Sun night's party for the @CambridgeUP Comp to the Lit of NY. http://bit.ly/bEHPjo #
- I'm told that Heggie has streamlined the story to make it manageably operatic But why has "Ishmael" become "Greenhorn"? We'll see! #
- The Windpear Opera House still had that new building smell. #
- Winspear: It's a red circle in a square: glass, brushed steel, metallic grey paint, reflective curved red panels. The landings shake. #
- Intermission. Loving it so far. #
- Music reminds me of late Puccini, complex but mekodic. Perhaps with a dash of Britten. Heppner is in good voice, but I'm most impressed … #
- By Morgan Smith's Starbuck, followed by Stephen Costello as Greenhorn. Starbuck has a riveting aria to end act 1 as he contemplates murder. #
- Truly worth the trip #
