Sister Helen Prejean visited WOU in 2004 as part of the Jensen Lectureship Series. This 78-minute DVD documents the lecture on the injustice and immorality of the death penalty as practiced in the United States. She also led a campus discussion, the 68-minute recording of which is at [Video] HV8699.U5 P745 2004. Untitled portrait of Sister Helen Prejean by Dermot Roantree on the Irish Jesuits photostream, licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Artistic personnel, premiere production, list of character and voicings, chorus and orchestration, detailed synopsis. Select list of selected subsequent productions.
San Francisco Opera's premier production, conducted by Donald Runnicles, and performed by Susan Graham, Frederica von Stade, and John Packard..
Note that there are two? accompanying books for the CD, shelved together but a separate checkout.
Houston Grand Opera production with Patrick Summers conducting, and with Joyce DiDonato, Frederica Von Stade, and Philip Cutlip singing the lead roles.
Sydney State Opera production videos
This 7-minute promotional video provides staging visuals for the 2007 production, and the mini-documentary on the production (13 minutes) has interviews with the producer and director, cast members, the composer.
Selected scenes from various productions
These scenes are presented in order from Act One, Scene 2, Drive to Angola
Aria: "This Journey"
from Act One, Scene 6, The Death Row Visiting Room
Recit: "You ever been with a man?" and Aria: "A Warm Night"
Act One, Scene 7, The Courtroom Pardon Board
from Act One, Scene 9, The Death Row Visiting Room, "Shall We Gather" chorus to end of Act
Act Two, Scene 1, Joseph's Cell
Act Two, Scene 2, Sister Helen's Bedroom
measures 414-471: Duet: "God's Love and Forgiveness"
Act Two, Scene 3, Joseph's Cell, August 4 at about 7 p.m.
from Act Two, Scene 4, Death Row Visiting Room
measures 966-1036, Joseph's exit through Sister Helen's and Mrs. DeRocher's duet.
Act Two, Scene 7, Joseph's Confession
Act Two, end of Scene 7, beginning of Scene 8
measures 1534-1603, Walk to the Execution Room
Dead Man Walking: an eyewitness account of the death penalty in the United States by 
WOU lecture: The death of innocents: an eyewitness account of wrongful executions by 
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Dead man walking: opera in two acts [original full score] by 
Dead man walking : opera in two acts [voice & piano score] by 
Dead man walking [live audio recording of premiere production]
Dead Man Walking [live audio recording on CD]