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The Metropolitan Opera: Champion (2023)
Director: James Robinson
Cast: Eric Owens, Latonia Moore, Eric Greene, Paul Groves
N/ARuntime175 min
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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. Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green is the young boxer Emile Griffith, who rises from obscurity to become a world champion, and bass-baritone Eric Owens portrays Griffith’s older self, haunted by the ghosts of his past. Soprano Latonia Moore is Emelda Griffith, the boxer’s estranged mother, and mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe is the bar owner Kathy Hagan. Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for Blanchard’s second Met premiere, also reuniting the director-and-choreographer team of James Robinson and Camille A. Brown.
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The Metropolitan Opera's 2023 production of 'Champion,' directed by James Robinson, is the first opera by six-time Grammy Award-winning composer Terence Blanchard. The opera chronicles the life of boxer Emile Griffith, with a cast led by bass-baritones Ryan Speedo Green and Eric Owens. While critical reception has yet to be widely reported, the production reunites the director-and-choreographer team of Robinson and Camille A. Brown, and features Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting.
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Fans of classical music and opera will be captivated by this 2023 Metropolitan Opera production of Terence Blanchard's Champion, directed by James Robinson. With acclaimed performances from Eric Owens, Latonia Moore, and Ryan Speedo Green, this poignant opera explores the life of boxer Emile Griffith and promises to be a visually and aurally stunning cinematic experience.