Dead Man Walking
Classification added November 18, 2015Premiered October 7, 2000
San Francisco. San Francisco Opera
Composer:
Jake Heggie
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Terrence McNally
Description:
Opera in Two Acts (with Prelude)
Notes:
Based on the book by Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ
Place:
Hope House, Angola State Peniteniary, Court House, etc.
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Sister Helen Prejean | Mezzo-Soprano | L |
| Joseph de Rocher | Baritone | L |
| Mrs. Patrick de Rocher | Mezzo-Soprano | F |
| Sister Rose | Soprano | F |
| George Benton | Bass-Baritone | S |
| Father Grenville | Tenor | S |
| Owen Hart | Baritone | S |
| Kitty Hart | Soprano | S |
| Howard Boucher | Tenor | S |
| Jade Boucher | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Motorcycle Cop | Baritone | B |
| Prison Guard #1 | Baritone | B |
| Prison Guard #2 | Baritone | B |
| Older Brother to Joseph | Tenor | B |
| Younger Brother to Joseph | Tenor | B |
| Teenage Girl | Actress | B |
| Teenage Boy | Actor | B |
| A Paralegal | Speaking | B |
| Sister Catherine | Soprano | CB |
| Sister Lillianne | Mezzo-Soprano | CB |
| First Mother | Mezzo-Soprano | CB |
| Mrs. Charlton | Mezzo-Soprano | CB |
| Jimmy (from Children's Chorus) | Speaking | CB |
| Anthony de Rocher (Actor) | Silent | |
| linebreak | ||
| A Nurse | Silent | |
| Five Solo Inmates | CB |
Minimum Chorus: 32
Divisi: SATB
Chorus Notes:
‘+ Children’s Chorus