American composer Jake Heggie's masterpiece, the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years, has its highly anticipated Met premiere, in a haunting new production by Ivo van Hove. 

Based on Sister Helen Prejean's memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer, Dead Man Walking matches the high drama of its subject with Heggie's beautiful and poignant music. Mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato stars as Sister Helen, with bass-baritone Ryan McKinny as the death-row inmate Joseph De Rocher. 

Content Advisory: Dead Man Walking contains a depiction of a rape and murder, as well as other adult themes and strong language.

Cinema Series Sponsor: Elizabeth R. Lemieux, PhD.