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Great Performances S41E6 — San Francisco Opera's Moby Dick

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Great Performances•Season 41•Episode 6

San Francisco Opera's Moby Dick

7.9/10 · 13 votesNov 1, 2013

Ranked #2 of 4 in Season 41•matches the season avg

Composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer’s award-winning opera Moby-Dick will be broadcast on THIRTEEN’s Great Performances Friday, November 1, 2013 at 9 p.m. Jay Hunter Morris stars as the obsessive Captain Ahab in Leonard Foglia’s multimedia production with the San Francisco Opera.

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Episode Summary

"San Francisco Opera's Moby Dick" is episode 6 of Great Performances season 41. It scored 7.9/10 from 13 votes, ranking #2 of 4 episodes this season (season average 8.0). It aired on November 1, 2013.

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