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DESCRIPTION:American composer Jake Heggie’s compelling masterpiece\, the mo
st widely performed new opera of the last 20 years\, sees its premiere at t
he Met: Live in HD in a haunting new production by Ivo van Hove. Based on S
ister Helen Prejean’s memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned mu
rderer\, Dead Man Walking matches the high drama of its subject with Heggie
’s beautiful and poignant music and a brilliant libretto by Terrence McNall
y. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium\, with mezzo-so
prano Joyce DiDonato starring as Sister Helen. The outstanding cast also fe
atures bass-baritone Ryan McKinny as the death-row inmate Joseph De Rocher\
, soprano Latonia Moore as Sister Rose\, and legendary mezzo-soprano Susan
Graham—who sang Helen Prejean in the opera’s 2000 premiere—as De Rocher’s m
other.\n\n \n\nDue to the current repairs going on at the Athena Cinema\, t
his program will be presented as a pre-recorded encore at the Ridges Audito
rium. The screening starts at 12:55pm and is estimated to end at 4:09pm. \n
\nContent Advisory: Dead Man Walking contains a depiction of a rape and mur
der\, as well as other adult themes and strong language.\n\nAdmission $20 (
senior $18\, children $8)\n\nOHIO Student: Free\n\n \n\nThanks to Arts for
OHIO\, we are able to offer a limited number of FREE student tickets availa
ble on first-come\, first-serve basis. Must have valid student I.D.\n\nClic
k here to view the rest of the Met: Live in HD schedule.\n\n \n\nSpecial th
anks to George Weckman and the following supporters:\n\nOhio Performing Art
s & Film \n\nArts for Ohio\n\nCollege of Fine Arts\n\nOhio Arts Council
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LOCATION:The Ridges Auditorium
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SUMMARY:The Met: Live in HD: Heggie’s DEAD MAN WALKING
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