April 29 2017, 7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Vancouver Opera: Dead Man Walking. Vancouver Opera presents Dead Man Walking. With a dramatic and incredibly lyric musical setting by Jake Heggie—widely considered one of the great living opera composers.. Event detailsBased on the bestselling memoir by Sister Helen Prejean, this popular opera chronicles the story of a convicted Louisiana murderer who is befriended by a Catholic nun seeking to understand the nature of divine forgiveness. Prejean's memoir was the basis for the award-winning 1995 film starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn. With a brilliant libretto by Terrance McNally and a dramatic and incredibly lyric musical setting by Jake Heggie—widely considered one of the great living opera composers—the work's moral complexity, emotional depth make Dead Man Walking a standout of contemporary opera.In English with English SURTITLES™..
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630 Hamilton Street, Vancouver