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Great Performances at the Met: Dead Man Walking

Experience Ivo van Hove’s production of composer Jake Heggie’s opera in its Met premiere. With a libretto by Terrence McNally, Joyce DiDonato stars as Sister Helen based on the real-life memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer.

Joyce DiDonato and Ryan McKinny in "Dead Man Walking"

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Joyce DiDonato and Ryan McKinny the Act II aria from the Met's "Dead Man Walking."

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    Experience Ivo van Hove’s production of composer Jake Heggie’s opera in its Met premiere. With a libretto by Terrence McNally, Joyce DiDonato stars as Sister Helen based on the real-life memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer.

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