Jonathan Lemalu is Queequeg

Name: Jonathan Lemalu, Queequeg in Moby-Dick
Uploaded: 2013-11-01T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 3 min 29 s
Description: Jonathan Lemalu discusses his role of Queequeg in Moby-Dick. He describes how each production has researched tattoo patterns for him to wear. A Pacific Islander, Lemalu felt at ease with what the San Francisco Opera designed. He thinks of the harpooner's tattoos as his armor. See Lemalu in the broadcast on Friday, November 1, 2013, at 9 p.m.

Jonathan Lemalu discusses his role playing Queequeg, the Pequod’s harpoonist, in “Moby-Dick.” He also describes how each production has researched tattoo patterns for him to wear. A Pacific Islander born in New Zealand, Lemalu felt at ease with the San Francisco Opera designs. The bass baritone thinks of the harpooner’s tattoos as his armor.