Director Joe John Battista (left) and playwright Michael Gorman are the powers behind the new opera The Moby Dick Blues, which has a limited run at La Mama theater in the East Village. ( Photo: Sabine Stock) The Moby Dick Blues: Classic Melville Novel Transforms Into Modern Opera The first time I picked up Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, I managed only the first hundred pages before feeling hopelessly... City Arts 06 Jun 2025 | 03:39
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