Gene Scheer, librettist of the opera "Moby-Dick," describes his creative process in representing the novel. He sees the emotional journey of Ishmael (the narrator), and the harpooner Queequeg's influence on Ishmael as his best friend, as the soul of the novel. After working six months on his own, Scheer traveled with composer Jake Heggie to [...]
SOURCE: PBS at 05:49PM on October 31, 2013