Kerem Hasan shares his experience of conducting Jake Heggie's opera.
In the second act of Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally's Dead Man Walking, a poignant scene unfolds. Joseph De Rocher, a man condemned to death, has a devastating interaction with his mother, accompanied by his spiritual advisor Sister Helen Prejean. This final, inconsolable goodbye occurs before De Rocher is processed for his impending execution.
A final, inconsolable goodbye before De Rocher is processed for his impending execution.
Author's summary: Kerem Hasan conducts Dead Man Walking opera.