Sigourney Weaver, Whoopi Goldberg and Anne Hathaway at the ‘Dead Man Walking’ Opening Night.Photo:Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock (3)Anne Hathaway,Sigourney WeaverandWhoopi Goldbergenjoyed a night at the opera on Tuesday!The trio were among the starry guest list who gathered for the Metropolitan Opera’s opening night gala of their new production, the acclaimedDead Man Walking.Hathaway, 40, looked chic in a voluminous black gown while Weaver, 73 and Goldberg, 67 also opted for all-black ensembles as they took to the red carpet at New York City’s Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center.Other names in attendance includedMad ManstarJon Hamm, 52 — who was with his wifeAnna Osceola,35 — and British actorPatrick Stewart, 83, alongside his 44-year-old wife Sunny Ozell.Angela Bassettand her husbandCourtney B. Vance,Marcia Gay Harden,Al Rokerand his wifeDeborah RobertsandPeter Sarsgaardwere also at the event.Patrick Stewart and his wife Sunny Ozell attend ‘Dead Man Walking’.Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockDead Man Walkingpremiered 23 years ago at the San Francisco Opera and back then, composer Jake Heggie couldn’t fathom seeing his work on stage at New York City’s prestigious Metropolitan Opera House.“The Met was not doing new opera, particularly; it was not featuring or focusing them,” Heggie told theNew York Timeslast week. “It just seemed a distant dream.”The production comes from an adaptation of Sister Helen Prejean’s book of the same title which details her attempts to save a condemned man’s soul before he is executed,according to a press release from theMetropolitan Opera.Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola at the Metropolitan Opera Opening Night.Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockDuring a conversation withAP Newspublished on Tuesday, Prejean revealed that she told Heggie she didn’t know “boo-scat about opera” when he first pitched her the idea of turning the story into an opera.Courtney B. Vance and Angela Bassett attend the opening night.Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockThe Metropolitan Opera now refers toDead Man Walking as“Heggie’s masterpiece” and “the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.TheNew York Timesalso spoke with the Metropolitan Opera’s general manager, Peter Gelb, ahead of the premiere.“Bringing it to the Met was overdue,” Gelb said. “It symbolizes the efforts that we’re making to really transform the art form and to appeal to a much broader audience base that we have to appeal to for opera to succeed and ultimately survive.”Peter Sarsgaard at Metropolitan Opera Opening Night.Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockDead Man Walkingwas also made into a film in 1995 starringSean Pennas a death row inmate named Matthew Poncelet.Susan Sarandonportrayed Sister Helen Prejean.Sarandon earned an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance in 1996 for her work in the drama.Dead Man Walking’s next showing at the Metropolitan Opera is on Saturday and runs through Oct. 21.Meanwhile, earlier this month, Hathawayopened up to PEOPLEabout her postpartum journey after welcoming sons Jack, 3, and Jonathan, 7.“People don’t talk about this and it really made me feel better when I found out,” Hathaway said. “It takes three years for your body to fully recover from a pregnancy.“Deborah Roberts and Al Roker attend ‘Dead Man Walking’.Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockIn October 2022, the star appeared on Sirius XM’sThe Jess Cagle Showand spoke aboutwhy her two kids are a major factor when deciding on acting projects.“I have to say, the ‘kids’ thing has been the biggest shift,” said Hathaway, who shares her sons with her husbandAdam Shulman,42. “That’s kind of re-prioritized everything, so it’s actually made me a bit choosier because something really has to be so excellent to spend time away from them because they’re so precious to me.”
Sigourney Weaver, Whoopi Goldberg and Anne Hathaway at the ‘Dead Man Walking’ Opening Night.Photo:Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock (3)
Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock (3)
Anne Hathaway,Sigourney WeaverandWhoopi Goldbergenjoyed a night at the opera on Tuesday!The trio were among the starry guest list who gathered for the Metropolitan Opera’s opening night gala of their new production, the acclaimedDead Man Walking.Hathaway, 40, looked chic in a voluminous black gown while Weaver, 73 and Goldberg, 67 also opted for all-black ensembles as they took to the red carpet at New York City’s Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center.Other names in attendance includedMad ManstarJon Hamm, 52 — who was with his wifeAnna Osceola,35 — and British actorPatrick Stewart, 83, alongside his 44-year-old wife Sunny Ozell.Angela Bassettand her husbandCourtney B. Vance,Marcia Gay Harden,Al Rokerand his wifeDeborah RobertsandPeter Sarsgaardwere also at the event.Patrick Stewart and his wife Sunny Ozell attend ‘Dead Man Walking’.Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockDead Man Walkingpremiered 23 years ago at the San Francisco Opera and back then, composer Jake Heggie couldn’t fathom seeing his work on stage at New York City’s prestigious Metropolitan Opera House.“The Met was not doing new opera, particularly; it was not featuring or focusing them,” Heggie told theNew York Timeslast week. “It just seemed a distant dream.”The production comes from an adaptation of Sister Helen Prejean’s book of the same title which details her attempts to save a condemned man’s soul before he is executed,according to a press release from theMetropolitan Opera.Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola at the Metropolitan Opera Opening Night.Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockDuring a conversation withAP Newspublished on Tuesday, Prejean revealed that she told Heggie she didn’t know “boo-scat about opera” when he first pitched her the idea of turning the story into an opera.Courtney B. Vance and Angela Bassett attend the opening night.Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockThe Metropolitan Opera now refers toDead Man Walking as“Heggie’s masterpiece” and “the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.TheNew York Timesalso spoke with the Metropolitan Opera’s general manager, Peter Gelb, ahead of the premiere.“Bringing it to the Met was overdue,” Gelb said. “It symbolizes the efforts that we’re making to really transform the art form and to appeal to a much broader audience base that we have to appeal to for opera to succeed and ultimately survive.”Peter Sarsgaard at Metropolitan Opera Opening Night.Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockDead Man Walkingwas also made into a film in 1995 starringSean Pennas a death row inmate named Matthew Poncelet.Susan Sarandonportrayed Sister Helen Prejean.Sarandon earned an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance in 1996 for her work in the drama.Dead Man Walking’s next showing at the Metropolitan Opera is on Saturday and runs through Oct. 21.Meanwhile, earlier this month, Hathawayopened up to PEOPLEabout her postpartum journey after welcoming sons Jack, 3, and Jonathan, 7.“People don’t talk about this and it really made me feel better when I found out,” Hathaway said. “It takes three years for your body to fully recover from a pregnancy.“Deborah Roberts and Al Roker attend ‘Dead Man Walking’.Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockIn October 2022, the star appeared on Sirius XM’sThe Jess Cagle Showand spoke aboutwhy her two kids are a major factor when deciding on acting projects.“I have to say, the ‘kids’ thing has been the biggest shift,” said Hathaway, who shares her sons with her husbandAdam Shulman,42. “That’s kind of re-prioritized everything, so it’s actually made me a bit choosier because something really has to be so excellent to spend time away from them because they’re so precious to me.”
Anne Hathaway,Sigourney WeaverandWhoopi Goldbergenjoyed a night at the opera on Tuesday!
The trio were among the starry guest list who gathered for the Metropolitan Opera’s opening night gala of their new production, the acclaimedDead Man Walking.
Hathaway, 40, looked chic in a voluminous black gown while Weaver, 73 and Goldberg, 67 also opted for all-black ensembles as they took to the red carpet at New York City’s Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center.
Other names in attendance includedMad ManstarJon Hamm, 52 — who was with his wifeAnna Osceola,35 — and British actorPatrick Stewart, 83, alongside his 44-year-old wife Sunny Ozell.
Angela Bassettand her husbandCourtney B. Vance,Marcia Gay Harden,Al Rokerand his wifeDeborah RobertsandPeter Sarsgaardwere also at the event.
Patrick Stewart and his wife Sunny Ozell attend ‘Dead Man Walking’.Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock
Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock
Dead Man Walkingpremiered 23 years ago at the San Francisco Opera and back then, composer Jake Heggie couldn’t fathom seeing his work on stage at New York City’s prestigious Metropolitan Opera House.
“The Met was not doing new opera, particularly; it was not featuring or focusing them,” Heggie told theNew York Timeslast week. “It just seemed a distant dream.”
The production comes from an adaptation of Sister Helen Prejean’s book of the same title which details her attempts to save a condemned man’s soul before he is executed,according to a press release from theMetropolitan Opera.
Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola at the Metropolitan Opera Opening Night.Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock
During a conversation withAP Newspublished on Tuesday, Prejean revealed that she told Heggie she didn’t know “boo-scat about opera” when he first pitched her the idea of turning the story into an opera.
Courtney B. Vance and Angela Bassett attend the opening night.Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock
The Metropolitan Opera now refers toDead Man Walking as“Heggie’s masterpiece” and “the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
TheNew York Timesalso spoke with the Metropolitan Opera’s general manager, Peter Gelb, ahead of the premiere.
“Bringing it to the Met was overdue,” Gelb said. “It symbolizes the efforts that we’re making to really transform the art form and to appeal to a much broader audience base that we have to appeal to for opera to succeed and ultimately survive.”
Peter Sarsgaard at Metropolitan Opera Opening Night.Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock
Dead Man Walkingwas also made into a film in 1995 starringSean Pennas a death row inmate named Matthew Poncelet.Susan Sarandonportrayed Sister Helen Prejean.
Sarandon earned an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance in 1996 for her work in the drama.
Dead Man Walking’s next showing at the Metropolitan Opera is on Saturday and runs through Oct. 21.
Meanwhile, earlier this month, Hathawayopened up to PEOPLEabout her postpartum journey after welcoming sons Jack, 3, and Jonathan, 7.
“People don’t talk about this and it really made me feel better when I found out,” Hathaway said. “It takes three years for your body to fully recover from a pregnancy.”
Deborah Roberts and Al Roker attend ‘Dead Man Walking’.Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock
In October 2022, the star appeared on Sirius XM’sThe Jess Cagle Showand spoke aboutwhy her two kids are a major factor when deciding on acting projects.
“I have to say, the ‘kids’ thing has been the biggest shift,” said Hathaway, who shares her sons with her husbandAdam Shulman,42. “That’s kind of re-prioritized everything, so it’s actually made me a bit choosier because something really has to be so excellent to spend time away from them because they’re so precious to me.”
source: people.com
