2 cdS

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6 eur + 2,50 de portes (2 eur ctt + 0.50 pelo envelope almofadado)

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Label: Erato, Warner Classics
Format: 2 x CD, Album, Reissue
Country: Europe
Released: 2012
Genre: Classical
Style: Contemporary, Opera

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Tempos:
Cd 1 - 77, 27
Cd 2 - 64, 25

Recording: Live recording, Houston Grand Opera in 2011

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Dead Man Walking, with a libretto by Terrence McNally, is an opera in two acts.

Based on the narrative book by Sister Helen Prejean, it tells the story of a Louisiana nun who becomes the spiritual advisor to a convicted murderer on Angola's death row.

Commissioned by San Francisco Opera, the opera received its highly acclaimed first performance at the War Memorial Opera House on October 7, 2000, in a production that starred Susan Graham (Sister Helen), John Packard (Joseph De Rocher), and Frederica von Stade (Joseph's Mother), with conductor Patrick Summers leading the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus.

Due to popular demand, the original production of seven performances was increased to nine, most of them completely sold out. The original version of Dead Man Walking was revised during the East Coast premiere at New York City Opera in September 2002.

At present, Dead Man Walking has been seen internationally in more than 70 productions on five continents.

It has received two live recordings: the first on ERATO of the original cast in 2000 and the second on Virgin Classics from Houston Grand Opera in 2011, starring Joyce DiDonato (Sister Helen), Philip Cutlip (Joseph), and Frederica von Stade (Joseph's Mother).

The creation of the opera was the subject of a documentary, And Then One Night: The Making of Dead Man Walking, which aired nationally on PBS in 2002

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Composed By – Jake Heggie

Libretto By – Terrence McNally

Liner Notes – Patrick Summers, Sister Helen Prejean

Conductor – Patrick Summers

Orchestra – Houston Grand Opera Orchestra

Chorus – Houston Grand Opera Chorus

Soprano Vocals [Jade Boucher] – Susanne Mentzer
Soprano Vocals [Kitty Hart] – Cheryl Parrish
Soprano Vocals [Sister Rose] – Measha Brueggergosman

Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Mrs. Patrick De Rocher] – Frederica von Stade
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Sister Helen Prejean] – Joyce DiDonato

Tenor Vocals [Howard Boucher] – Jon Kolbet

Baritone Vocals [A Motor Cop, First Prison Guard] – Michael Sumuel
Baritone Vocals [Joseph De Rocher] – Philip Cutlip
Baritone Vocals [Owen Hart] – John Packard

Bass Vocals [George Benton] – Hector Vasquez

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