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“In ‘Champion’ we see how Blackness, boxing and manhood can unexpectedly, and eloquently, be expressed in the expansive genre of opera.” This observation by Professor Naomi André, in a splendid
Following its Metropolitan Opera premiere on April 10th, Terence Blanchard's opera Champion, based on the true story of the troubled former middleweight boxing champion Emile Griffith, continues with nine performances running through May 13.
Terence Blanchard has been in rehearsals, with pencil and paper at the ready, as he tailors his opera ahead of its New York premiere.
Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced the company’s 2023/24 Season, which takes audiences on a global tour of opera featuring a richly curated slate of musical events in six different languages.
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Chicago’s Lyric Opera billed the season as a “global tour of opera featuring a richly curated slate of musical events in six different languages.”