![]() Tickets and additional cast information are available at the Houston Grand Opera website. Performances will run from Saturday January 22nd through Sunday February 6th. Philip Cutlip sporting his prison mustache Other barihunks who have sung the role include Mel Ulrich, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Marcus DeLoach and John Packard, who will perform the role of Owen Hart in Houston's current production. The Canadian premiere featured Daniel Okulitch, who also performed the role at the Ft. Because the character works out in prison and has to look impressive physically, the role has always been portrayed by barihunks. Like Simon Boccanegra, Don Giovanni and Boris Godunov, it has become a vehicle for the greatest baritones of our time. "Dead Man Walking" has become one of the most popular contemporary operas and has quickly made it into the standard repertory. Measha Brueggergosman will make her Houston Grand Opera debut in the role of Sister Rose. Two of the world's greatest Rosina's from the Barber of Seville, Joyce Di Donato and Susanne Mentzer, will portray Sister Helen Prejean and Jade Boucher respectively. Joining Cutlip will be the legendary mezzo Frederica von Stade, who will make her farewell to the stage as De Rocher's mother. Heading the cast is barihunk Philip Cutlip as Joseph De Rocher, who has created a buzz on opera blogs and in the mainstream press. The Houston Grand Opera has assembled an all-star cast for Jake Heggie's "Dead Man Walking" that would make La Scala or the Metropolitan Opera envious. Philip Cutlip in Houston's "Dean Man Walking"
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