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Metropolitan Opera Announces Mastodon Talk About Moby-Dick

Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby-Dick has inspired a lot of art over the decades: Two examples are Mastodon’s 2004 heavy metal classic Leviathan and, more recently, composer Jake Heggie’s opera that’s also called Moby-Dick. Initially having premiered in Dallas in 2010, that opera is coming to New York City’s famed Metropolitan Opera this March, just following the 20th anniversary of Leviathan. To celebrate, the Met Opera is throwing an event where members of Mastodon and Heggie wil...

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15:03 on February 21 2025

Metropolitan Opera Announces Mastodon Talk About Moby-Dick

Stereogum — Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby-Dick has inspired a lot of art over the decades: Two examples are Mastodon’s 2004 heavy metal classic Leviathan and, more recentl... more info

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04:08 on February 22 2025

Mastodon to Discuss ‘Leviathan’ and ‘Moby-Dick’ at Metropolitan Opera Event

Metalsucks — It beats actually trying to read through those chapters in 'Moby-Dick' about whale biology. The post Mastodon to Discuss ‘Leviathan’ and ‘Moby-Dick’ at Metropoli... more info

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