When the composer Jake Heggie wrote his first opera, “Dead Man Walking,” in the late 1990s, he never thought it would appear onstage at the Metropolitan Opera.

The idea for bringing “Dead Man Walking” to Sing Sing emerged several years ago when an inmate promised the renowned singer Joyce DiDonato, who plays Sister Helen in the Met’s production, ...

After all the months of uncertain anticipation, "Dead Man Walking" finally had its world premiere Saturday night at the War Memorial Opera House. It was a triumph beyond what even its most ...

Paul Elie on the Met’s new opera production of “Dead Man Walking,” based on Sister Helen Prejean’s book, at Sing Sing, which will be accompanied by a chorus of incarcerated men.

Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking” opened the Metropolitan Opera’s 2023-24 season on Sept. 26, a Met premiere that was symbolic on many levels. When the piece had its world premiere in San ...

“Dead Man Walking” never downplays or explains away the violent rape and murder Joseph De Rocher committed. Sister Helen’s mission throughout the opera is to get Joseph to admit his guilt.