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Dead Man Walking in Washington DC an unforgettable emotional experience

By Ako Imamura, 05 March 2017
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“a difficult question of life and death, crime and punishment, guilt and redemption”
Reviewed at Kennedy Center: Opera House, Washington on 5 March 2017
Programme
Heggie, Dead Man Walking
Performers
Washington National Opera
Michael Christie, Conductor
Francesca Zambello, Director
Allen Moyer, Set Designer
Jessica Jahn, Costume Designer
Kate Lindsey, Sister Helen Prejean
Michael Mayes, Joseph De Rocher
Susan Graham, Mrs. Patrick De Rocher
Jacqueline Echols, Sister Rose
Robert Orth, Howard Boucher
Washington National Opera Orchestra
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Ako Imamura
Ako Imamura
Atsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to finance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.