Jake Heggie is the American composer of ten full-length operas, including Dead Man Walking and Great Scott with librettos by Terrence McNally; Moby-Dick, Three Decembers, It’s a Wonderful Life, Intelligence, If I Were You, and Two Remain with librettos by Gene Scheer; and numerous one-acts. He has also composed nearly 300 art songs, as well as chamber, choral, and orchestral works. In the 25/26 season, Dead Man Walking celebrates its 25th anniversary with performances across the globe, including a new production at English National Opera, the Western Australia premiere at Freeze Frame Opera, a student production at CU Boulder, and a special run at San Francisco Opera, which originally commissioned the work. Elsewhere, Heggie’s opera Intelligence receives a new production at Virginia Opera, as well as a world premiere album release by Houston Grand Opera on the LSO Live label. “Fire,” commissioned by violinist Joshua Bell for his concerto The Elements, travels to Houston Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, and Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, and new commissions appear with London Symphony Orchestra, Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, and Los Angeles Philharmonic. This season also marks a new chapter in legacy-building, as Heggie joins the faculty of San Francisco Conservatory of Music as the Diane B. Wilsey Distinguished Professor of Composition. Conducted by Filippo Ciabatti; Directed by Octavio Cardenas; Featuring Abigail Lysinger, Anne Turner, Benjamin Somervell, Aubrey Campbell
