Joyce DiDonato in Conversation with Jake Heggie

The program for mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato's Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage recital debut at Carnegie Hall on March 6 includes the world premiere of Jake Heggie's "The Breaking Waves," commissioned by Carnegie Hall and written for DiDonato. Here, from backstage at Houston Grand Opera, the two long-time friends and collaborators speak about the process of composing "The Breaking Waves" and the central role that Sister Helen Prejean ("Dead Man Walking") played. More information on the March 6 concert is available at http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/b... More information on "The Carnegie Hall Debut" is available at http://www.carnegiehall.org/debut