Heggie: Moby Dick

Jay Hunter Morris (Captain Ahab), Stephen Costello (Greenhorn), Jonathan Lemalu (Queequeg), Morgan Smith (Starbuck), Talise Trevigne (Pip), Matthew O'Neill (Flask) and Robert Orth (Stubb) San Francisco Opera, Patrick Summers

Along with Lucrezia Borgia this is the first EuroArts release in cooperation with the San Francisco Opera,internationally recognized as one of the top opera companies in the world "Achingly beautiful, magnificently sung and gorgeously staged ... the audience responded with an eight-minutestanding ovation" (Associated Press). Composer Jake Heggie, in his "finest creation since Dead Man Walking," and librettist Gene Scheer adapt HermanMelville's meditation on man and the sea into "a vibrant, compelling piece of musical theater" (San FranciscoChronicle). Captain Ahab is played by the Grammy-winning tenor Jay Hunter Morris and principal guest conductor PatrickSummers conducts a cast of brilliant singing actors. Bonus material (51 mins) includes artist interviews and production timelapse. Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sound format DVD: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 (worldwide) Subtitles: English, German, French, Japanese, Korean Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 142 + 51mins German FSK: 0

Price: $29.98