Commissioned and premiered by Seaglass Theater in New Bedford, MA, Whaling Women tells the true stories of six historical women living and working in New England in the mid-1800s at the height of the whaling industry. The libretto is adapted by the composer from primary sources: journals, ship logs, newspaper articles, hymns, and popular songs from the period.  

 

CAST:

Betsey Morey: soprano

Phebe Sherman: soprano

Eliza Brock: soprano

Amelia Piper: soprano

Susan Veeder: mezzo-soprano

Ruth Post: mezzo-soprano

The Man In The Boat/Rebecca Ann Johnson: narrator

 

Optional SSSMMM ensemble

 

70 minutes.  P/V score available for sale on this site. Orchestrated for Pierrot ensemble

or for full strings, piano and harp.

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Boston Conservatory at Berklee won 3rd place in Category VI of the National Opera Association Production Competition with their February 2025 production of Whaling Women.