The Metropolitan Opera: Champion
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Synopsis
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.
Details
- James Robinson, Gary Halvorson
- April 29, 2023
- Released
- The Metropolitan Opera
- 2h 55m
Where to watch
No known streaming options in United States.
Cast
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Eric OwensEmile Griffith -
Latonia MooreEmelda Griffith -
Eric GreeneBenny "Kid" Paret / Benny Paret, jr.
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Paul GrovesHowie Albert
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Lee WilkofRing Announcer -
Stephanie BlytheKathy Hagen -
Edward NelsonMan in Bar
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Krysty SwannCousin Blanche
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Ethan JosephLittle Emile
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Helena BrownLucia Paret
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Tshombe SelbyMano Alfano
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Brittany ReneeSadie Donastorg Griffith
