Research Catalog

Title

Dead man walking [videorecording] : New visions ; Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Publication

2002.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Heggie, Jake, 1961-
• DiDonato, Joyce
• Packard, John.
• Woods, Sheryl.
• Steichen, Gerald.
• McNally, Terrence
• Foglia, Leonard.
• Del Tredici, David.
• Cronson, Mary Sharp.
• New York City Opera.
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (80 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

This program includes a panel discussion on the 2002 New York City Opera production of Dead man walking, interspersed with performances of arias and duets from the opera. Panelists discuss the genesis of the work, the composer and librettist's collaboration on its creation, and their placement of the opera more in the grand than the minimalist tradition. The composer discusses his development of musical themes for each of the characters and the influence of southern folk songs on the music. The director discusses the experience of working on his first opera, and the singers talk about their characterizations and about researching their roles which, in Packard's case, included a visit to Angola Prison's death row.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.

Series Statement

Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 193.

Uniform Title

Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subjects

• Prejean, Helen > Dead man walking > Adaptations
• Music
• Video
• Artistic collaboration
• Opera > 21st century
• Heggie, Jake, 1961- > Dead man walking

Genre/Form

• Video.
• Music.

Credits (note)

• Music by Jake Heggie. Libretto by Terrence McNally, after the book by Sister Helen Prejean.

Event (note)

• Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Sept. 9, 2002.

Funding (note)

• With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Biography (note)

• Dead man walking had its world premiere at the San Francisco Opera in Oct. 2000.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1196

OCLC

86084993

Title

Dead man walking [videorecording] : New visions ; Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Imprint

2002.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Series

Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 193.

Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Credits

Music by Jake Heggie. Libretto by Terrence McNally, after the book by Sister Helen Prejean.

Performer

Opera excerpts sung by Joyce DiDonato (Sister Helen Prejean), John Packard (John De Rocher), and Sheryl Woods (Mrs. Patrick De Rocher). Accompanist: Gerald Steichen. Panelists: Jake Heggie, composer ; Terrence McNally, librettist ; Leonard Foglia, director ; Joyce DiDonato, John Packard, and Sheryl Woods, singers. Moderator: David Del Tredici.

Event

Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Sept. 9, 2002.

Funding

With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Biography

Dead man walking had its world premiere at the San Francisco Opera in Oct. 2000.

Added Author

Heggie, Jake, 1961- Dead man walking. Selections.

DiDonato, Joyce, performer.

Packard, John. voc

Woods, Sheryl. voc

Steichen, Gerald. Instrumentalist

Heggie, Jake, 1961- Interviewee

McNally, Terrence, interviewee.

Foglia, Leonard. Interviewee

DiDonato, Joyce, interviewee.

Packard, John. Interviewee

Woods, Sheryl. Interviewee

Del Tredici, David. Moderator

Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer

New York City Opera.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1196