The Metropolitan Opera's 2023-24 season kicks off September 26 with the Met premiere of Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally's Dead Man Walking. Get a first look at the new production below.
The opera is based on the memoir of the same name by Sister Helen Prejean, about her experience as spiritual adviser to convicted murderers on death row. Joyce DiDonato stars as Sister Helen in the new production directed by Ivo van Hove, joined by Ryan McKinny as the convicted Joseph De Rocher, and Susan Graham, who played Sister Helen at the opera's premiere twenty-three years ago, as De Rocher's mother.
Ryan McKinny and Joyce DiDonato in Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera
Ryan McKinny and Joyce DiDonato in Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera
Joyce DiDonato and Ryan McKinny in Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera
Joyce DiDonato and Ryan McKinny in Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera
Ryan McKinny and Joyce DiDonato in Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera
Christopher Job, John Hancock, Joyce DiDonato, and Ryan McKinny Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera
Joyce DiDonato in Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera
Joyce DiDonato in Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera
Joyce DiDonato and Susan Graham in Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera
A scene from Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera
Susan Graham in Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera
Jonah Mussolino, Joyce DiDonato, and Susan Graham in Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera
Chad Shelton and Joyce DiDonato in Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera
Ryan McKinny, Joyce DiDonato, and Raymond Aceto in Dead Man Walkiing at The Metropolitan Opera
Joyce DiDonato in Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera
A scene from Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera
Also in the cast are Latonia Moore as Sister Rose, Raymond Aceto as Warden George Benton, and Chad Shelton as Father Grenville. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.
Ivo van Hove's production features scenic and lighting design by Jan Versweyveld, costume design by An D’Huys, projection design by Christopher Ash, and sound design by Tom Gibbons.
Performances of Dead Man Walking continue through October 21.
