May 28, 2020
The Australian Premiere of Dead Man Walking
DEAD MAN WALKING An opera in two acts Jake Hegge, Composer Terrence McNally, Librettist In 2003, State Opera South Australia gave Dead Man Walking its…
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Dead Man Walking
“He Will Gather Us Around. Side By Side, You And I.”Festival Theatre
07 Aug - 16 Aug 2003Dead Man Walking, based on a non fictional novel to the same name written by Sister Helen Prejean.
Set in Louisiana in the early 1980’s, Joseph De Rocher sits in his prison cell contemplating his impending execution and remembers the crime he committed. Sister Helen Prejean becomes Joseph’s pen pal throughout his sentence and sits by his side until his final moments.
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- Conductor
- John DeMain
- Director
- Brad Dalton
- Set Design
- Michael Yeargan
- Costume Design
- Sam Fleming
- Sound Designer
- Roger Gans
- Lighting Designer
- Jennifer Tipton
- Sister Helen Prejean
- Kirsti Harms
- Joseph de Rocher
- Teddy Tahu Rhodes
- Mrs Patrick de Rohcer
- Elizabeth Campbell
- Sister Rose
- Rosalind Martin
- George Benton
- David Hibbard
- First Prison Guard
- Stephen Bennett
- Second Prison Guard
- Robert England
- Father Grenville
- Andrew Brunsdon
- Howard Boucher
- Brian Gilbertson
- Jade Boucher
- Wendy Hopkins
- Owen Hart
- Douglas McNicol
- Kitty Hart
- Merlyn Quaife
State Opera Chorus
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
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May 28, 2020
Arias from the Archives
State Opera was established in 1976 and forms part of the extraordinary cultural legacy of Premier Don Dunstan. It has a proud history of firsts…
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Oh my, opening night is exactly a month away! 😳
And in case you haven't heard, new seats have been recently released and are up for grabs across all performances.
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📸 Annie Aitken in the 2018 performance of Candide directed by Mitchell Butel with the Sydney Philharmonia Choir. Photo by Grant Leslie
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