The Metropolitan Opera: Dead Man Walking
2023, English. Directed by Ivo van Hove.
American composer Jake Heggie’s compelling masterpiece, the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years, arrives in cinemas in a haunting new production by Ivo van Hove. Based on Sister Helen Prejean’s memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer, Dead Man Walking matches the high drama of its subject with Heggie’s beautiful and poignant music and a brilliant libretto by Tony and Emmy Award–winner Terrence McNally. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium, with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato starring as Sister Helen. The outstanding cast also features bass-baritone Ryan McKinny as the death-row inmate Joseph De Rocher, soprano Latonia Moore as Sister Rose, and legendary mezzo-soprano Susan Graham—who sang Helen Prejean in the opera’s 2000 premiere—as De Rocher’s mother.
- Runtime
- 3h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 21 October 2023
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Terrence McNally
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The Metropolitan Opera: Dead Man Walking runs 195 minutes (3h 15m).
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The Metropolitan Opera: Dead Man Walking is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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The Metropolitan Opera: Dead Man Walking isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 October 2023. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Metropolitan Opera: Dead Man Walking?
If you liked The Metropolitan Opera: Dead Man Walking, try Clouds, The Sound of Music Live!, Grace Unplugged.
Who directed The Metropolitan Opera: Dead Man Walking?
The Metropolitan Opera: Dead Man Walking (2023) was directed by Ivo van Hove and stars Latonia Moore, Joyce DiDonato, Ryan McKinny.
What is The Metropolitan Opera: Dead Man Walking based on?
The Metropolitan Opera: Dead Man Walking is adapted from a movie.