And then one night: The making of dead man walking
Item
Record ID
812
Identifier
90407
Genre
Work Title
And then one night: The making of dead man walking
Uniform Title
Dead man walking
Program/Series Title
And then one night: The making of dead man walking
Composer
Text Author
McNally, Terrence
Script
Wood, Sharon
Production Year
2001
Transmission/Release Date
1/14/02
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
PBS
Conductor/Music Director
Summers, Patrick
Orchestra
San Francisco Opera
Chorus/Choir
San Francisco Opera
Soloists
Susan Graham ; Frederica von Stade ; John Packard
Participants
Angela Bassett (narrator). Interviews with Jake Heggie, Terrence McNally, Patrick Summers, Joe Mantello, Frederica von Stade, Susan Graham, John Packard, Lofti Mansouri, author and advocate Sister Helen Prejean, assistant district attorney Almeda County James Anderson, actor Mike Farrell of Death Penalty Focus, and representatives of both sides of the capital-punishment issue.
TV/Film Director
Schaller, Linda (film direction)
Sets
Yeargan, Michael
Costumes
Fleming, Sam
Production Company
KQED ; The San Francisco Opera Association
Producer
Schaller, Linda
Executive Producer
Walsh, Jack ; Gaitley, Kate
Technical Information
Color film
Other Information
Performance documentary of opera Dead Man Walking, dealing with issue of capital-punishment. Scenes from the opera are mixed with interviews with victim's families, death-row inmates, and program participants.
Duration
ca. 60'
Company
San Franacisco Opera
Sourcemat
NEWCAT - 107 (X)
Memo1
American composer