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Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking

Based on Sister Helen Prejean’s memoir about her ministry on death row, Jake Heggie’s soul-stirring drama of spiritual redemption has its highly anticipated Met premiere, in a haunting new production by Ivo van Hove. Joyce DiDonato stars as Sister Helen, opposite Ryan McKinny as Joseph De Rocher, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium.

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Based on Sister Helen Prejean’s memoir about her ministry on death row, Jake Heggie’s soul-stirring drama of spiritual redemption has its highly anticipated Met premiere, in a haunting new production by Ivo van Hove. Joyce DiDonato stars as Sister Helen, opposite Ryan McKinny as Joseph De Rocher, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium.

Tomorrow 7:30 pm Dead Man Walking

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Wednesday at 7:30pm

Verdi’s Nabucco

Ancient Babylon comes to life in a classic Met staging of biblical proportions. George Gagnidze is the imperious king Nabucco, alongside Liudmyla Monastyrska reprising her thrilling turn as his vengeful daughter Abigaille. Daniele Callegari conducts a cast that also features SeokJong Baek, who makes a notable debut as Ismaele, Maria Barakova as Fenena, and Dmitry Belosselskiy as Zaccaria.

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LIVE IN HD | OCTOBER 21

Dead Man Walking

American composer Jake Heggie’s masterpiece, the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years, arrives in cinemas to kick off the 2023–24 Live in HD season. Based on Sister Helen Prejean’s memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer, Dead Man Walking stars Joyce DiDonato as Sister Helen and Ryan McKinny as Joseph De Rocher, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the Met-premiere production.

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