Opera North - Dead Man Walking

Opera North performs Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally's opera Dead Man Walking, based on Sister Helen Prejean's death row memoir.

Opera North presents Dead Man Walking, Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally's opera based on Sister Helen Prejean's memoir about her work with a death row inmate. The story follows Joseph De Rocher, imprisoned for a double murder, who asks Sister Helen for spiritual guidance as his execution approaches, and her efforts to lead him to confess despite opposition from her mission and prison staff. The Olivier Award-winning production, co-produced with English National Opera and Finnish National Opera, is sung in English with English subtitles and runs about three hours including an interval. A pre-show talk takes place in the Nelsons Studio from 6pm, with doors at 6pm.