The Metropolitan Opera is set to open its 2023-24 season with the company premiere of Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking.”

The opera opens on Sept. 26 and will be performed nine times. Ivo van Hove directs the production with a cast that includes Joyce DiDonato as Sister Helen, Ryan McKinny as Joseph De Rocher, Latonia Moore as Sister Rose, and Susan Graham as De Rocher’s mother. Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Steven Osgood  share conducting dutes.

Regarding the opera, Nézet-Séguin said, “Music challenges us to live up to the most glorious version of ourselves. The Met is invested in being a part of that sacred journey, and my hope is that the music and experiences we present on our stage touch the deepest parts of our audiences’ souls.”

The opening night performance is set to be simulcast in Times Square for approximately 2,000 people.

The Oct. 21 performance will be transmitted live to movie theaters as part of the Met’s Live in HD series. Additionally, the Sept. 26, Oct. 6, and Oct. 18 performances will be broadcast live on Metropolitan Opera Radio on SiriusXM Channel 355.