Following the composer’s milestone “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” this season, the company will stage his earlier “Champion” in 2023. Read More.
Metropolitan Opera to Present Premiere of Terence Blanchard’s ‘Champion’ – Opera Wire
The announcement comes on the heels of a very successful run of “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” which opened the company’s 2021-22 season. Read More.
The Metropolitan Opera to Present Company Premiere of Terence Blanchard’s CHAMPION – Broadway World
For the Met, Blanchard plans to revise portions of the score, and Cristofer will be fine-tuning the libretto. Read More.
Met Opera to present Blanchard’s ‘Champion’ in April 2023 – Yahoo News
The Metropolitan Opera will present its premiere of Terence Blanchard’s first opera, “Champion,” about closeted gay boxer Emile Griffith, in April 2023 following the success of the composer’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” on the opening night of this season. Read More.