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Jake Heggie

American opera composer and pianist · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1961 · age 65

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.

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A typical day, 30 days to 25 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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2025Jake Heggie: IntelligenceAlbum, 25 tracks2023Heggie: Dead Man Walking (Live)Album, 33 tracksJake Heggie: Could It Be Madness - This? Song Settings of Emily DickinsonAlbum, 202319 tracksMusic for a New CenturyAlbum, 20238 tracks2021Glass Ceilings - Songs for Soprano and Piano by Jake HeggieAlbum, 20 tracksHeggie: Songs for Murdered SistersAlbum, 20217 tracks2020Heggie: Unexpected ShadowsAlbum, 16 tracks2019Woman (The Making Of)Album, 14 tracks2018Heggie: Great ScottAlbum, 40 tracks2017Heggie: It's a Wonderful LifeAlbum, 27 tracks1961Born31 March 1961

Albums 10

JIJake Heggie: Intelligence2025 · 25 tracks
JDJake Heggie: Could It Be Madness - This? Song Settings of Emily Dickinson2023 · 19 tracks
HLHeggie: Dead Man Walking (Live)2023 · 33 tracks
MCMusic for a New Century2023 · 8 tracks
GHGlass Ceilings - Songs for Soprano and Piano by Jake Heggie2021 · 20 tracks
HSHeggie: Songs for Murdered Sisters2021 · 7 tracks
HSHeggie: Unexpected Shadows2020 · 16 tracks
WOWoman (The Making Of)2019 · 14 tracks
HSHeggie: Great Scott2018 · 40 tracks
HLHeggie: It's a Wonderful Life2017 · 27 tracks
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Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1961 · age 65

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Top songs 10

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Heggie: Camille Claudel - Into the Fire: V. The Gossips (Live)2026
Heggie: Dead Man Walking, Act 2: "The new Ford Mustangs are so cool" (Joseph's brothers, Joseph, Joseph's mother, Sister Helen) [Live]2012
At the Statue of Venus: A Lucky Child2010
It's a Wonderful Life, Act II: Auld Lang Syne2017
Heggie: Dead Man Walking, Act 2: "All those people out there" (Joseph's mother, Sister Helen, First guard, Joseph, Second guard, Younger brother, Warden) [Live]2012
Heggie: Dead Man Walking, Act 1: "Heavens! Look at the time" (Sister Rose, First mother, Sister Lillianne, Sister Catherine, Jimmy Charlton, Mrs Charlton, Sister Helen) [Live]2012
Heggie: Dead Man Walking, Act 1: "He will gather us around, all around" (Children, Sister Rose, Inmates, Sister Helen, Joseph, A Motor Cop, Joseph's mother, Kitty and Owen Hart, Jade and Howard Boucher, Father Grenville) [Live]2012
Of Gods and Cats: Once Upon a Universe1999
A Route to the Sky2014
Eve-Song: Snake1999

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Where to find them

Websitejakeheggie.comSpotifyJake Heggie

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