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The title was referenced when Sam Anderson highlighted Laurie Anderson's opera that was based on the classic novel, noting its cultural reach from NASA to the Sydney Opera House. He mentioned the book primarily as the source material for the performance rather than recommending it to listeners.
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Sam Anderson noted that Laurie Anderson had created an opera based on the classic novel Moby-Dick.
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She helped design an Olympics opening ceremony, served as the official artist-in-residence for NASA, made an opera out of Moby-Dick, and played a concert for dogs at the Sydney Opera House.