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Heggie: Dead Man Walking
2 Compact Disc
16 Apr 2012
Ordercode: 6024632
Composer: Jake Heggie
Other participants: Joyce DiDonato * Frederica von Stade * Measha Brueggergosman * Philip Cutlip * Orchestra & Chorus of Houston Grand Opera * Patrick Summers
Download libretto Dead Man Walking (PDF, 1.56 MB)
Audio sample & Tracklisting
| Disc 1 | |
| 01 | Prelude: Dead Man Walking - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera |
| 02 | Prologue: Watching you, every day (Song on radio, Boy, Girl, Joseph De Rocher, Anthony De Rocher): Dead Man Walking - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/H |
| 03 | Scene 1 - Hope House: He will gather us around (Sister Helen, Children, Sister Rose): Dead Man Walking, Act I - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 04 | Scene 1 - Hope House: Heavens! Look at the time (Sister Rose, First mother, Sister Lillianne, Sister Catherine, Jimmy C - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 05 | Scene 2 - The drive to Angola State Prison: "Be careful," people have always told me (Sister Helen, Motor cop - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 06 | Scene 2 - The drive to Angola State Prison: This journey (Sister Helen): Dead Man Walking, Act I - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 07 | Scene 3 - Outside of Angola State Penitentiary: Sister Helen? I've been waiting for you (Father Grenville, Sister Helen - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 08 | Scene 4 - Father Grenville's office: Some of them didn't look so bad (Sister Helen, Father Grenville): Dead Man Walking - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 09 | Scene 4 - Father Grenville's office: I don't like that man (Sister Helen, Warden): Dead Man Walking, Act I - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 10 | Scene 5 - The walk through Death Row: Woman on the tier! (Guards, Inmates, Warden, Sister Helen): Dead Man Walking, Act - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 11 | Scene 6 - The Death Row visiting room: Thank you (Sister Helen, Inmates, Warden, Joseph): Dead Man Walking, Act I - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 12 | Scene 6 - The Death Row visiting room: Are you frightened? (Sister Helen, Joseph): Dead Man Walking, Act I - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 13 | Scene 6 - The Death Row visiting room: You ever been with a man? (Joseph, Sister Helen): Dead Man Walking, Act I - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 14 | Scene 6 - The Death Row visiting room: Five more minutes, De Rocher (First guard, Joseph, Sister Helen): Dead Man Walki - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 15 | Scene 7 - The Pardon Board hearing: The defendant's mother, Mrs Patrick De Rocher (Paralegal, Older brother, Joseph's m - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/N |
| 16 | Scene 7 - The Pardon Board hearing: Joe, my Joe, is not a bad boy (Joseph's mother, Owen Hart): Dead Man Walking, Act I - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/F |
| 17 | Scene 7 - The Pardon Board hearing: What you all say my Joe did is so terrible (Joseph's mother): Dead Man Walking, Act - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/F |
| 18 | Scene 8 - The parking lot outside the courthouse: It's a good sign when they take so long to decide (Sister Rose, Siste - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 19 | Scene 8 - The parking lot outside the courthouse: You don't know what it's like to bear a child (Jade Boucher, Kitty Ha - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 20 | Scene 8 - The parking lot outside the courthouse: I'm sorry. So sorry (Sister Helen, Owen Hart, Jade Boucher, Howard Bo - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 21 | Scene 9 - The Death Row visiting room: Guess your nun ain't comin' back, De Rocher (First guard, Sister Helen, Joseph): - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 22 | Scene 9 - The Death Row visiting room: I believe in the here and now (Joseph, Sister Helen): Dead Man Walking, Act I - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 23 | Scene 9 - The Death Row visiting room: The Bible says "the truth will set you free." (Sister Helen, Joseph, W - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 24 | Scene 10 - The waiting room: He will gather us around (Children, Sister Rose, Inmates, Sister Helen, Joseph, Motor cop, - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 25 | Scene 10 - The waiting room: What happened? (Sister Helen, Warden, Sisters, Children, Joseph, Kitty and Owen Hart, Jade - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| Disc 2 | |
| 01 | Prelude: Dead Man Walking, Act II - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera |
| 02 | Scene 1 - Joseph's cell: 31 ... 32 ... 33 ... (Joseph, Warden): Dead Man Walking, Act II - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/P |
| 03 | Scene 1 - Joseph's cell: Everybody hear that? (Joseph, Warden, Inmates): Dead Man Walking, Act II - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/C |
| 04 | Scene 1 - Joseph's cell: The girl. I remember the girl (Joseph): Dead Man Walking, Act II - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/P |
| 05 | Scene 2 - Sister Helen's bedroom: Oh! ... Now and at the hour of our death. Amen (Sister Helen, Sister Rose): Dead Man - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 06 | Scene 2 - Sister Helen's bedroom: God's love and forgiveness (Sister Rose, Sister Helen): Dead Man Walking, Act II - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 07 | Scene 3 - Joseph's cell. August 4 in the evening: Well? Well? (Inmates) - What time is it? (Joseph, Sister Helen): Dead - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 08 | Scene 3 - Joseph's cell. August 4 in the evening: I'm scared, OK? (Joseph, Sister Helen, First guard): Dead Man Walking - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 09 | Scene 4 - The visiting room: The new Ford Mustangs are so cool (Joseph's brothers, Joseph, Joseph's mother, Sister Hele - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 10 | Scene 4 - The visiting room: All those people out there (Joseph's mother, Sister Helen, First guard, Joseph, Second gua - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 11 | Scene 4 - The visiting room: Don't say a word (Joseph's mother, Joseph, Sister Helen): Dead Man Walking, Act II - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 12 | Scene 4 - The visiting room: Who will walk with me? (Sister Helen): Dead Man Walking, Act II - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 13 | Scene 5 - Outside of the Death House: Good evening (Sister Helen, Howard and Jade Boucher, Kitty and Owen Hart, Second - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 14 | Scene 5 - Outside of the Death House: I've said some harsh things (Owen Hart, Sister Helen): Dead Man Walking, Act II - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 15 | Scene 6 - Joseph's holding cell: You're a regular illustrated man, De Rocher (First guard, Second guard, Inmates): Dead - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/M |
| 16 | Scene 7 - The Confession: How much longer? How much more time? (Joseph, Sister Helen, Inmates): Dead Man Walking, Act I - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 17 | Scene 7 - The Confession: We'd been drinkin' and smokin' weed at the road house (Joseph, Sister Helen): Dead Man Walkin - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 18 | Scene 7 - The Confession: I killed her (Joseph, Sister Helen, Warden, Father Grenville): Dead Man Walking, Act II - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 19 | Scene 8 - The Execution: Dead Man Walking! (Warden, Father Grenville, Joseph, Sister Helen, Kitty and Owen Hart, Jade a - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |
| 20 | Scene 8 - The Execution: He will gather us around, all around (Sister Helen): Dead Man Walking, Act II - Patrick Summers/Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera/J |