Champion (opera)
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Champion is an opera in two acts and ten scenes with music by Terence Blanchard and a libretto by Michael Cristofer. Based on the life of African-American welterweight boxer Emile Griffith, this opera
The composer and his wife Robin Burgess at the premiere
Luis Rodrigo Griffith at the after party of the world premiere of Champion on 15 June 2013
Fire Shut Up in My Bones
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Fire Shut Up in My Bones is an English-language opera in three acts, with music by Terence Blanchard and libretto by Kasi Lemmons.
Champion (opera)
…Cristofer intended to make revisions for the production. The announcement came after the Metropolitan's successful production of Blanchard's second opera, Fire Shut Up in My Bones. Act I…
Composer Terence Blanchard performing in Rotterdam in 2014
The story is based on the memoir of journalist Charles M. Blow (pictured)
Angel Blue received praise for her role in the 2021 Met Opera production