Jake Heggie
Born: 31st March 1961, West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A
Nationality: American
Jake Heggie is an American composer of opera, vocal, orchestral, and chamber music. He is best known for his operas and art songs as well as for his collaborations with internationally renowned performers and writers.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Heggie
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Further Reading: Heggie
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Janai Brugger on Intelligence
28th Aug 2025
The American soprano discusses her central role in Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer's new opera about an enslaved woman who becomes a Union spy in the Confederate White House during the American Civil War - the world premiere recording is released tomorrow on Houston Grand Opera's new label.
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Violins of Hope
12th Feb 2021
Instruments previously owned by Holocaust survivors and restored by the Weinstein family sing with a special power in Schubert, Mendelssohn, and a new work by Jake Heggie which tells their stories.
All Genres: Heggie
Chamber
Opera
All Works: Heggie
- A Question of Light (2)
- A Route to the Sky (1)
- Animal Passion (4)
- As Well As Jesus (2)
- At the Statue of Venus: A Lucky Child (McNally) (1)
- Barb'ry Allen (2)
- Camille Claudel - Into the Fire (3)
- Dead Man Walking (1)
- Encountertenor (3)
- Eve-Song (8) (5)
- Even (1)
- Facing Forward/Looking Back (1)
- Final Monologue from Master Class (McNally) (1)
- Folk Songs (3) (1)
- For a Look or a Touch (2007) (2)
- Four dramatic songs of praise (1)
- Four Songs (1)
- Friendly Persuasions - Homage to Poulenc (2)
- From the Book of Nightmares (2)
- Fury of Light (2)
- Great Scott (2)
- He will gather us around (from Dead Man Walking) (3)
- He's gone away (2)
- Here and Gone (1)
- How Well I Knew the Light (1)
- I Shall Not Live In Vain (2)
- Iconic Legacies (First Ladies at the Smithsonian) (2)
- If I Were You (2)
- Intonations (Songs from the Violins of Hope) (1)
- It’s a Wonderful Life (1)
- Joy alone (1)
- Looking West - Sweet Light from Winter Roses (1)
- My True Love hath my Heart (3)
- Natural Selection (5) (1)
- Newer Every Day (1)
- Nineteen forty-four. March. May. June. (from The End of the Affair) (1)
- Of Gods and Cats (3)
- On the Road to Christmas (1)
- Once Upon a Universe (2)
- Out of Darkness (1)
- Overture (1)
- Paper Wings (4)
- Pieces of 9/11 - Memories from Houston (1)
- Pieces of 9/11: IV. That Moment On (1)
- Rise & Fall (2)
- Selections from Statuesque (1)
- Soliloquy for flute and piano (3)
- Some Times of Day (Carver) (1)
- Songs and Sonnets to Ophelia (5)
- Songs for Murdered Sisters (1)
- Songs to the Moon (8) (1)
- Sophie's Song (3)
- Spring Forward (1)
- Statuesque (2)
- The Breaking Waves (3)
- The Deepest Desire (2)
- The leather-winged bat (1)
- The Moon's the North Wind's Cookie (1)
- The Radio Hour (1)
- The Snake (1)
- The Work at Hand (1)
- These Strangers (1)
- This journey...This journey to Christ (from Dead Man Walking) (1)
- Three Decembers (1)
- To say before going to sleep (2)
- To speak of love (1)
- White in the moon (2)
- Who will walk with me? (from Dead Man Walking) (3)
Recent Best Sellers: Heggie
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Special offer. Forbidden Fruit
Benjamin Appl (baritone), James Baillieu (piano)
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International Classical Music Awards, 2015, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2023
CD: Original price $20.25 Reduced $15.59Download from $6.50 -
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Awakenings
Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Ella O'Neill (piano)
CD: $18.25Download from $8.25 -
Jake Heggie: Intelligence
Janai Brugger (Mary Jane Bowser), J'Nai Bridges (Lucinda), Jamie Barton (Elizabeth Van Lew), Caitlin Lynch (Callie Van Lew), Michael Mayes (Travis Briggs), Nicholas Newton (Henry), Joshua Blue (Wilson) Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, Kwamé Ryan
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Grammy Awards, 68th Awards (2026), Nominated - Best Opera Recording
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2025, World Premiere Recording (New Work)
2 SACDs: $28.50Download from $19.25 -
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Special offer. Heggie: Dead Man Walking
Susan Graham (Sister Helen Prejean), John Packard (Joseph De Rocher), Frederica von Stade (Mrs. Patrick De Rocher), Theresa Hamm-Smith (Sister Rose), Jay Hunter Morris (Father Grenville) San Francisco Opera, Patrick Summers
Download from $10.00
