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

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