Entries tagged with “Dead Man Walking”
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,Sep 15, 2025
San Francisco Opera Set to Perform 25th Anniversary of “Dead Man Walking” in Partnership with Sister Helen Prejean
From September 14 – 28, 2025, the San Francisco Opera will present a special 25th anniversary production of the opera *Dead Man Walking*, which premiered in 2000. The opera, composed by San Francisco-based Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally, is based on Sister Helen Prejean’s journey as a pen pal and spiritual advisor to a death-sentenced prisoner at Louisiana’s Angola State Prison. Originally commissioned by San Francisco Opera, *Dead Man Walking* has been performed more than…
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,New Voices
,Sep 25, 2023
The Metropolitan Opera Premieres “Dead Man Walking” Based on the Book by Sister Helen Prejean
On September 26, 2023, the New York Metropolitan Opera will premiere“Dead Man Walking” created by American composer Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally and featuring a new staging by Ivo van Hove. The opera is based on Sister Helen Prejean’s 1993 memoir which details her journey as a pen pal and spiritual adviser to a death-sentenced prisoner at Louisiana’s Angola State Prison. It is the most performed contemporary opera in the world. “I can only think that somehow we…