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 taken from primary sources: journals, ship logs, newspaper articles, hymns, and popular songs from the period.  SSSSMM and narrator, 70 minutes.  Available as a piano-vocal score or orchestrated for violin, cello, flute and piano.

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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.