The Metropolitan Opera is looking for the sea monster reported in newspaper headlines, because this monster sings beautifully! The "monster" is actually Willie, a whale who can sing in several voices ...

“That was an odd way to introduce children to opera…” Ear-wigging as I left the Linbury last week after the press night of Julian Philips’ new opera, How the Whale Became (and other tales), ...

In an early scene from "Moby-Dick," the crew of the whaling vessel The Pequod get to know their skipper. His name is Captain Ahab, and they are on a dangerous journey to track down the white whale ...

When Leonard Foglia was invited to direct an opera based on Herman Melville’s masterpiece about a white whale, his first reaction was: “Moby-Dick. That’s great!” “Then I ran to a used bookstore and ...

Last night at 2:17 AM, every child from Mrs. Gandy's class went missing.

(AP) A whale, a swan, a pair of star-cross’d lovers: It made for an eclectic week at the San Francisco Opera. With the company’s fall season in full swing, three different works took the stage on ...

BALTIMORE -- "And God Created Great Whales" is a dense, hypnotic little piece about creativity and dying, written in a daring combination of theatrical and operatic styles. The 80-minute show, a ...

When Leonard Foglia was invited to direct an opera based on Herman Melville’s masterpiece about a white whale, his first reaction was: “Moby-Dick. That’s great!” “Then I ran to a used bookstore and ...