Death, Faith, and Redemption: Heggie’s Dead Man Walking
From Aria Code by WQXR & The Metropolitan Opera
October 4, 2023 · 45 min · Season 4 · Episode 1
About this episode
The episode explores the true story of a man on death row and the nun who accompanied him to the execution chamber.
The true story of a man on death row and the nun who accompanied him to the execution chamber.
Topics covered
- death penalty
- faith
- redemption
- opera
- true crime
Keywords
- Heggie
- Dead Man Walking
- execution
- nun
- death row
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