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The second opera from seven-time Grammy Award–winning trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, Fire Shut Up in My Bones made history during the 2021–22 season as the first opera by a Black composer to be performed by the Met.
Sep 28, 2021 · Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in My Bones, based on a memoir by Charles M. Blow, is the first opera by a Black composer presented by the Metropolitan Opera in the New York institution's...
The Metropolitan Opera in New York staged Blanchard's opera Fire Shut Up in My Bones in its 2021–2022 season, the first opera by an African American composer in the organization's history.
Champion, an opera by Terence Blanchard with libretto by Michael Cristofer, tells the true story of welterweight boxer Emile Griffith who is haunted by guilt. This “opera in jazz” features a brilliant cast, including Eric Owens and Justin Austin, and is led by Music Director Enrique Mazzola.
Sep 27, 2021 · Terence Blanchard, a celebrated jazz trumpeter and film composer, makes history as the Metropolitan Opera season opens.
Sep 23, 2021 · Terence Blanchard, best known for scoring Spike Lee films, reopens the 138-year-old opera company with “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.”
Apr 29, 2023 · Six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard brings his first opera to the Met after his Fire Shut Up in My Bones triumphantly premiered with the company to universal acclaim in 2021–22.
Feb 23, 2023 · New York, NY (February 23, 2023)—Terence Blanchard’s opera Champion, based on the true story of the troubled former middleweight boxing champion Emile Griffith, has its highly anticipated Metropolitan Opera premiere on April 10, with nine performances running through May 13.
Terence Oliver Blanchard (born March 13, 1962) is an American trumpeter, pianist and composer. A jazz musician, he has also composed film scores and operas. He started his career in 1982 as a member of the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, then The Jazz Messengers.
Sep 27, 2021 · September 27, 2021 6:05 PM EDT. W hen the Metropolitan Opera reopens Monday after an 18-month closure caused by the pandemic, it will do so with Fire Shut Up In My Bones, the first opera in the...
