Jake Heggie

Jake Heggie is the American composer of the operas Moby-Dick, Dead Man Walking, Three Decembers, The End of the Affair and To Hell and Back, as well as the stage works For a Look or a Touch and At the Statue of Venus. He has also composed more than 200 songs, as well as concerti, chamber music, choral and orchestral works. His songs, song cycles and operas are championed internationally by many of the most celebrated singers of our time, including Isabel Bayrakdarian, Joyce Castle, Stephen Costello, Joyce DiDonato, Susan Graham, Ben Heppner, Kristine Jepson, Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Robert Orth, Kiri Te Kanawa, Morgan Smith, Frederica von Stade, and Bryn Terfel, to name a few. The operas – most of them created with the distinguished writers Terrence McNally and Gene Scheer – have been produced internationally on five continents. Since its San Francisco premiere in 2000, Dead Man Walking has received more than 150 international performances. Moby-Dick, which recently received its 2010 world premiere in Dallas, was commissioned by The Dallas Opera with San Francisco Opera, San Diego Opera, State Opera of South Australia and Calgary Opera. Upcoming projects include songs commissioned by Carnegie Hall, The Dallas Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and San Francisco Performances. His most recent recording of songs and duets, PASSING BY: Songs by Jake Heggie, is available on Avie. www.jakeheggie.com