Dead Man Walking (Live recording of 2000 world premiere production)
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2002-01-08
Music Label: Erato
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Prelude - Patrick Summers
- Prologue - Patrick Summers
- Act One, Scene 1. Hope House: 'He Will Gather Us Around'
- Act One, Scene 2. The Drive To Angola State Prison: 'Be Careful,' People Have Always Told Me.
- Act One, Scene 2. The Drive To Angola State Prison: Aria: This Journey. This Journey To Christ.
- Act One, Scene 3. Outside Of Angola State Penitentiary: Sister Helen? I've Been Waiting For You.
- Act One, Scene 4. Father Grenville's Office: Some Of Them Didn't Look So Bad.
- Act One, Scene 4. Father Grenville's Office: I Don't Like That Man.
- Act One, Scene 5. The Walk Through Death Row: Woman On The Tier!
- Act One, Scene 6. The Death Row Visiting Room: Thank You.
- Act One, Scene 6. The Death Row Visiting Room: Aria: A Warm Night.
- Act One, Scene 7. The Pardon Board Meeting: The Defendant's Mother, Mrs. Patrick De Rocher. - Frederica Von Stade
- Act One, Scene 8. The Parking Lot Outside The Courthouse: Its A Good Sign When They Take So Long.
- Act One, Scene 8. The Parking Lot Outside The Courthouse: You Don't Know What It's Like To Bear A Child.
- Act One, Scene 8. The Parking Lot Outside The Courthouse: It's The Decision Of This Pardon Board
- Act One, Scene 9. The Death Row Visiting Room/Scene 10. The Waiting Room: Guess Your Nun Ain't Comin' Back, De Rocher./Excuse Me. Do You Have Any Change?
- Act One, Scene 10. The Waiting Room: 'He Will Gather Us Around'
- Prelude - Patrick Summers
- Act Two, Scene 1. Joseph's Cell: 31...32...33... - John Packard
- Act Two, Scene 2. Sister Helen's Bedroom: Oh!... Now And At The Hour Of Our Death. Amen.
- Act Two, Scene 2. Sister Helen's Bedroom: Duet/Scene 3, Joseph's Cell. August 4 In The Evening: Sometimes Forgiveness Is In The Smallest Gesture./Well? Well?
- Act Two, Scene 3. Joseph's Cell. August 4 In The Evening: What Time Is It?
- Act Two, Scene 4. The Visiting Room: Wow! Those New Ford Mustangs Are So Cool.
- Act Two, Scene 4. The Visiting Room: Aria: Dont' Say A Word.
- Act Two, Scene 4. The Visiting Room: Who Will Walk With Me?
- Act Two, Scene 5. Outside The Death House: Good Evening.
- Act Two, Scene 5. Outside The Death House: Duet: I've Said Some Harsh Things.
- Act Two, Scene 6. Joseph's Holding Cell: You're A Regular Illustrated Man, De Rocher. - David Okerlund
- Act Two, Scene 7. The Confession: How Much Longer? How Much More Time?
- Act Two, Scene 7. The Confession: We'd Been Drinkin' And Smokin' Weed At The Road House.
- Act Two, Scene 8. The Execution: Dead Man Walking!
- Act Two, Scene 8. The Execution: 'He Will Gather Us Around.'
- Applause
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Dead Man Walking (Live recording of 2000 world premiere production) Poster
Dead Man Walking opens with a brutal rape-murder scene and ends with a passage, silent except for the clicks of the machine delivering fluids that execute a condemned man, followed by Susan Graham intoning the spiritual "He will gather us around." Those searing scenes flank that rarity, a contemporary opera that deals with an important issue--the death penalty--with balance and empathy while sustaining dramatic tension, the narrative conveyed with musical alertness. Small wonder that the opera has been so successful. It's based on the book by Sister Helen Prejean and the acclaimed Tim Robbins film made from it about a nun who befriends a condemned man and brings him to face the redemptive truth of his actions. The recording was made during the San Francisco premiere of the opera and has all the intensity of a live performance, in addition to the overwhelming power of the story and the music.It would be hard to imagine a better performance, too. Susan Graham is perfect as Sister Helen, singing with purity of tone and fiery passion. She's delightful, too, in the humorous bits that leaven what would otherwise be a story too harrowing for the medium. Frederica von Stade, as the murderer's mother, is as good, and baritone John Packard as the condemned man is a real find--a singing actor totally convincing throughout, both as the hardened killer and later as the repentant man finally accepting responsibility for his deeds. The supporting cast is also first-rate, and Patrick Summers conducts with unerring sweep and fervor. Jake Heggie's score may lack hummable arias (other than the traditional hymn that plays so important a part throughout), but the orchestration is fresh, the vocal lines are grateful, and the range is wide, moving seamlessly from modern romanticism to bits of pop and rock. No small part of the opera's success is due to Terrence McNally's dramatically cohesive libretto. A triumph for all concerned. --Dan Davis
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