The Elements

Fall TOUR

World Premiere

Conducted by Alan Gilbert; Featuring Joshua Bell

September 1, 2, 2023
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Hamburg / Germany

East Asian Premiere

Conducted by Jaap van Zweden; Featuring Joshua Bell

September 8, 9, 2023
Hong Kong Philharmonic / Tsim Sha Tsui / Hong Kong

U.S. Premiere

Conducted by Jaap van Zweden; Featuring Joshua Bell

September 29, 30, October 1, 2023
New York Philharmonic / New York / USA


Works & Process

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum


Creative process of Intelligence; featuring Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

September 6, 2023
New York / USA

Creative process of Dead Man Walking; featuring Peter Gelb, Ivo van Hove, Joyce DiDonato, Ryan McKinny

September 18, 2023
New York / USA


The Art of Composer
Jake Heggie

Shepherd School of Music at Rice University
Alice Pratt Brown Hall


September 18, 2023

HGO General Director Khori Dastoor and Rice University Shepherd School of Music Professor of Opera and Director of Opera Studies Joshua Winograde sit down with Heggie to discuss his process.

Houston / USA


Dead Man Walking

The Metropolitan Opera
Lincoln Center

House Debut


September 26, 30, 2023
October 3, 6, 8, 12, 15, 18, 21, 2023

Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Steven Osgood; Featuring
Joyce DiDonato, Ryan McKinny, Susan Graham, Latonia Moore

New York / USA


Jake Heggie in Conversation

OPERA America
National Opera Center

September 27, 2023

Hosted by Marc A. Scorca

New York / USA


Fury of Light

The Juilliard School Faculty Recital Series
Paul Hall

October 2, 2023

Featuring Carole Wincenc, Bryan Wagorn, Nancy Allen, New Asia Chamber Music Society; works written for Wincenc by Higdon, Matsui, Heggie, Rochberg, Su Lian Tan

New York / USA


Intelligence

Houston Grand Opera
Brown Theater

World Premiere


October 20, 22, 28, 2023
November 1, 3, 2023

Conducted by Kwamé Ryan, directed/choreographed by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar; Featuring Jamie Barton, Janai Brugger, J’Nai Bridges, Caitlin Lynch, Nicholas Newton, Michael Mayes, Joshua Blue, Urban Bush Women Dance Company

Houston / USA


Dead Man Walking

The Metropolitan Opera
Live in HD

October 21, 2023

Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Steven Osgood; Featuring
Joyce DiDonato, Ryan McKinny, Susan Graham, Latonia Moore

Worldwide


Three Decembers

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Alexander Gibson Opera Studio


October 28, 30, 2023
November 1, 3, 2023

Conducted by William Cole, directed by Matthew Eberhardt

Glasgow / Scotland


Two Remain

Lyric Opera of Orange County
Huntington Beach Library Theater


November 3, 4, 2023

Conducted by Kristin Roach, directed by Scott Skiba

Huntington Beach / USA


Fantasy Suite 1803

Fall TOUR

Featuring Daniel Hope, Alexey Botvinov

November 14, 2023
Odessa Classics Music Festival / Thessaloniki / Greece

Featuring Daniel Hope, Simon Crawford-Phillips

November 27, 2023
Wigmore Hall / London / United Kingdom


Jake Heggie, Composer & Piano

Cliburn Concerts
Kimbell Art Museum Renzo Piano Pavilion

November 16, 2023

Fort Worth / USA


Keynote Speaker

National Opera Association
69th National Conference

January 4, 2024

Hosted by Brian DeMaris and Arizona State University

Tempe / USA


Camille Claudel:
Into the Fire

Art Institute of Chicago
Fullerton Hall

January 6, 2024

Hosted by museum curator Emerson Bowyer; Featuring Joyce DiDonato, Brentano Quartet

Chicago / USA


Dead Man Walking

The Metropolitan Opera
Radio Broadcast

January 20, 2024

Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Steven Osgood; Featuring
Joyce DiDonato, Ryan McKinny, Susan Graham, Latonia Moore

Worldwide


Shed No Tear

Berkeley Symphony Chamber Series
Piedmont Center for the Arts

April 14, 2024

Featuring Lisa Dehlan, René Mandel

Piedmont / USA


Fantasy Suite 1803

New Century Chamber Orchestra
Herbst Theatre

U.S. Premiere

April 30, 2024

Featuring Daniel Hope, Simon Crawford-Phillips; Presented by Chamber Music San Francisco

San Francisco / USA


Justice in the Arts Award

Death Penalty Focus
Skirball Cultural Center

2024 Honoree for Dead Man Walking

May 2, 2024

Featuring Washington Governor Jay Inslee (Acts of Courage Award), Jake Heggie (Justice in the Arts Award), Terrence McNally (Posthumous Justice in the Arts Award), Natasha Minsker (Committment to Justice Award); Special guests Sister Helen Prejean, Paula Poundstone

Los Angeles / USA


Dead Man Walking

Landestheater Detmold
State Theater

May 17, 24, 2024
June 9, 2024

Conducted by Per Otto Johansson, directed by George Heckel; Featuring Emily Dorn, Lotte Kortenhaus, Seungweon Lee, Stephen Chambers

Detmold / Germany


Before It All Goes Dark

Music of Remembrance
TOUR

World Premiere

Conducted by Joseph Mechavich, directed by Erich Parce;
Featuring Ryan McKinny, Megan Marino

May 19, 2024
Benaroya Hall / Seattle / USA

May 22, 2024
Presidio Theatre / San Francisco / USA

May 25, 26, 2024
Studebaker Theater / Chicago / USA


Songs for Murdered Sisters

Wigmore Hall

UK Premiere


June 13, 2024

Featuring Gerald Finley, Angela Hewitt

London / United Kingdom


The Elements

Spring & Summer TOUR

Midwest Premiere

Conducted by Juraj Valčuha; Featuring Joshua Bell

June 13, 14, 15, 2024
Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Chicago / USA

West Coast Premiere

Conducted by Marin Alsop; Featuring Joshua Bell

June 20, 22, 2024
Seattle Symphony / Seattle / USA

Hollywood Bowl

Conducted by Rodolfo Barráez; Featuring Joshua Bell

August 15, 2024
Los Angeles Philharmonic / Los Angeles / USA


Classical Pride

The Barbican Hall
Barbican Centre

World Premiere


July 7, 2024

Conducted by Oliver Zeffman, hosted by Nick Grimshaw; Featuring Pavel Kolesnikov, Pumeza Matshikiza, Russell Thomas, LGBTQ+ Community Choir

London / United Kingdom


Unlocked

Festival Napa Valley
Ecolab Theatre at CIA at Copia

World Premiere


July 18, 2024

Featuring Lisa Delan, Kevin Korth, David Barnett

Napa Valley / USA


Looking Back, Facing Forward

Newport Classical Festival
The Breakers


July 21, 2024

Featuring Lara Downes

Newport / USA