Harvard Club of Washington, DC: SOLD OUT!-Technical Rehearsal of Moby Dick at Kennedy Center Opera House

Parking:

Kennedy Center garage parking is $22. There are two small garages across the street at the Watergate - evening rate of $12. Very scarce on-street parking - pay until 6:30 pm, free after then.

By Metro:
The Foggy Bottom/George Washington University Station (Orange & Blue lines, at 23rd and I streets, NW) , is the stop closest to the Kennedy Center. From there it is a short walk via New Hampshire Avenue OR use the FREE Kennedy Center Shuttle (signs are towards the left as you exit the escalator). The shuttle departs every 15 minutes from 9:45 a.m.-Midnight, M-Fri.

Dining:

The KC Cafe offers casual menu fare on the Terrace level of the Kennedy Center, 11:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.

February 19 (Wed.)   Washington National Opera's Moby-Dick

    Kennedy Center Opera House

- 6 pm sign in (meeting location TBA)+ Talk by Andrew Jorgensen '06 (in one of the KC lounges)-
- 7 pm - technical rehearsal, the full opera with orchestra, there is some stopping for notes and corrections, intermission.   We will be viewing the rehearsal from the boxes.  Ends after 10 pm.

$20 Members and guests
Limited to the 1st  60 people registered because of the available seating.

This is rare opportunity to see how all the elements of opera come together just before the dress rehearsal - the singers, musicians, lighting, sets, costumes, props.  Great vantage point from the box seats.  Whet your appetite for a performance during the run of Moby-Dick or other Washington Opera productions this and upcoming seasons.

Additional details, early dining options, and parking information will be sent to those registered prior to the event.

 

Biography of our Host:

Andrew Jorgensen is the Director of Artistic Planning at Washington National Opera at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.  He joined the company in October 2012 at the invitation of Artistic Director, Francesca Zambello.  He is responsible for executing all Washington National Opera artistic activities, including planning future seasons, casting singers and conductors, and contracting all directors and designers; he is also responsible for the management of the Artistic Department. He began his career with two seasons as an Assistant Artist Manager at Columbia Artists Management followed by five seasons as an Associate on the Artistic Staff at the Metropolitan Opera.  Born in the Philadelphia suburbs, he holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College (Eliot House ’06) and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at NYU


Moby-Dick
Music by Jake Heggie
Libretto by Gene Scheer

Based on the novel by Herman Melville
East Coast premiere
Commissioned by The Dallas Opera Company
Production co-owned by The Dallas Opera, State Opera of South Australia, Calgary Opera, San Diego Opera, and San Francisco Opera
 
One man's obsession leaves a lethal wake of destruction in Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer's triumphant new opera of Herman Melville's 19th-century literary masterwork.
 
Bent on killing the fabled white whale that severed his leg, Captain Ahab relentlessly scours the ocean, without regard for the living souls who serve him aboard the Pequod. Among the loyal crew--including lookout Greenhorn, cabin boy Pip, and island native Queequeg--only first mate Starbuck recognizes the futility of their pursuits. As Ahab spirals further into madness with each rising wave, no one can escape the inevitable, epic showdown between man and beast, fanaticism and reason.
 
With its massive nautical sets, dazzling multimedia visual effects, and an achingly beautiful score, Jake Heggie's critically acclaimed opera sweeps audiences straight out to the high seas--in what is perhaps the most technically challenging opera WNO has ever mounted. Renowned American director Leonard Foglia (The End of the Affair, Master Class) leads a talented all-American cast in performances conducted by Evan Rogister, a dynamic young American maestro in his WNO debut.
 
"Sumptuous and stirring! Theatrically stunning... epic in scale."
--San Francisco Chronicle

Captain Ahab: Carl Tanner
Ishmael (Greenhorn): Stephen Costello
Starbuck: Matthew Worth
Queequeg: Eric Greene
Pip: Talise Trevigne

Conductor: Evan Rogister
Director: Leonard Foglia
Set Designer: Robert Brill
Costume Designer: Jane Greenwood
Lighting Designer: Gavan Swift, based on an original design by Donald Holder
Projection Designer: Elaine McCarthy

Performed in English with projected English titles. Titles may not be visible from the rear of the orchestra.