Rinde Eckert: And God Created Great Whales
Eckert’s musical adventure follows Nathan, a piano tuner and composer who is losing his mind and his memory.
In Nathan’s mad quest to finish his final opus, an opera based on Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, he has left himself tape-recorded instructions and visual aids to help jar his memory. He also relies on his imaginary muse, Olivia, for inspiration and advice.
As Nathan strives to create one last grand work before his mind dies, he and Olivia take on the roles of Ishmael, Queequeg, Starbuck, Captain Ahab and others.