The Met: Live in HD 2023-24 season opens with live transmission of Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking to cinemas nationwide on Saturday, October 21, presented by Fathom Events
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DENVER, Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Metropolitan Opera opens its 2023–24 Live in HD season with Jake Heggie's masterpiece Dead Man Walking on Saturday, October 21, at 12:55PM ET—the first of three works from recent years to be presented live in cinemas this season through Fathom Events. Based on Sister Helen Prejean's memoir, which also inspired the 1995 Oscar-winning film, the story follows Sister Helen's fight for the soul of a condemned murderer on death row. With a libretto by the late Tony and Emmy Award winner Terrence McNally, Dead Man Walking is the most widely performed new opera of the last two decades.
Key Points:
- Fathom Events will also present encores of Dead Man Walking on Wednesday, October 25, at 1:00PM and 6:30PM, local time.
- Tickets for Dead Man Walking are on sale through the Fathom Events website and participating theater box offices.
- Gary Halvorson will direct the Live in HD presentation for cinemas, with Grammy Award–winning musician, MacArthur recipient, and Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens serving as host.
- Content Advisory: Dead Man Walking contains a depiction of a rape and murder, as well as other adult themes and strong language.