Organization

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Patricia Racette

Sister Helen Prejean

Susan Graham

Mrs. Patrick De Rocher

Baritone

Ryan McKinny

Joseph De Rocher

Soprano

Whitney Morrison

Sister Rose

Tenor

Clay Hilley

Father Grenville

Gordon Hawkins

George Benton

Conductor

Nicole Paiement

Stage director

Leonard Foglia

Set designer

Michael McGarty

Costume designer

Jess Goldstein

Video designer

Elaine J McCarthy

Lighting designer

Brian Nason

Chorus master

Michael Black

Lauren Decker

Jade Boucher

Orchestra

Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra

Lyric Opera of Chicago

English

Dead Man Walking

Chicago

United States

Lyric Opera House

Dead Man Walking Jake Heggie

Public

Approved

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Author Sister Helen Prejean on the powerful story in DEAD MAN WALKING // On stage November 2 -22

A young couple is brutally killed, and the convicted murderer, Joseph De Rocher, sits on death row. Sister Helen Prejean agrees to be his spiritual adviser. As she meets his family, and the families of his victims, she begins questioning every attitude she has about how human beings treat each other. Based on real-life events, Jake Heggie’s music and Terrence McNally’s libretto explore the nature of friendship and forgiveness in the most profound ways. Hugely acclaimed in major houses internationally, Dead Man Walking is widely acknowledged as one of the most riveting operas of the 21st century. It simply demands to be seen.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble