Despite rich source material and great talent and effort, this musical is becalmed by some problems. Though billed as “songs” for Moby Dick, the capable operatic singing and musical accompaniment don’t gel into distinct songs. The lyrics stay too true to the original text when some creative reinterpretation and rearrangement would have been welcome. Finally, the excellent vocal performance delivered without a mic was sometimes drowned out by a too-powerful score (though this may have been corrected since the premiere performance).