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  1. 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, [1] this opera is a joint co-commission by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) and Jazz St. Louis.

  2. Apr 29, 2023 · World premiere: Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, 2013 Champion was the first opera composed by Terence Blanchardfollowing numerous high-profile film scores and many years as a leading jazz artist—and depicts the conflicts and crises in the life of boxer Emile Griffith.

  3. Apr 11, 2023 · Ryan Speedo Green as the boxer Emile Griffith in Terence BlanchardsChampion,” which opened on Monday night at the Metropolitan Opera. Sara Krulwich/The New York Times. By Zachary Woolfe....

  4. Feb 5, 2024 · New York, NY (February 5, 2024)— The Met’s recording of Terence Blanchards Champion won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording. The opera, which had its company premiere on April 10, 2023, was Blanchards second opera on the Met stage. A commercial and critical success, Champion arrived at the Met after the overwhelming triumph ...

  5. Apr 8, 2023 · 'Champion' is not your grandmother's Metropolitan Opera. April 8, 20235:00 AM ET. Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday. By. Tom Vitale. 4-Minute Listen. Playlist. Enlarge this image. Ryan Speedo...

  6. Champion. Terence Blanchard made history in 2021 when his Fire Shut Up in My Bones became the first opera by a Black composer to be presented by the Met. The overwhelming success of that production brought the Grammy Award–winning composer and jazz trumpeter back the following season for the company premiere of Champion, about real-life boxer ...

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  8. 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.

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