and then one night: THE MAKING OF DEAD MAN WALKING (Heggie, McNally, Graham, von Stade, Packard)

2001 TV documentary (narrated by ANGELA BASSETT) on San Francisco Opera's world premiere of JAKE HEGGIE and TERRENCE McNALLY's opera DEAD MAN WALKING, based on the book by SISTER HELEN PREJEAN.
Featuring mezzo-sopranos SUSAN GRAHAM and FREDERICA von STADE, baritones JOHN PACKARD and ROBERT ORTH, soprano THERESA HAMM-SMITH, impresario LOTFI MANSOURI, conductor PATRICK SUMMERS, director JOE MANTELLO, and others.

[@andrewdeen1]

really have to thank you for uploading this. I looked for this HARD a few years ago and never found it. I think it's a bit of a miracle you even had this recording.

[@coraggio93]

Wow.....yes. Let opera speak about contemporary subjects as well as tell the older stories we know.