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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, this opera is a joint co-commission by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) and Jazz St. Louis.
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. He has composed more than forty film scores and performed on more than fifty.
28 de ene. de 2024 · Composer Terence Blanchard’s work effectively pairs young and old versions of fighter Emile Griffith, who struggled with male identity and the aftermath of a knockout that proved deadly. By Kyle MacMillan - For the Sun-Times. Jan 28, 2024, 1:17pm PDT. Pocket. Reddit. Flipboard.
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.
29 de ene. de 2024 · Jan 29, 2024. 8:17 am. Champion - Justin Austin and the Company of Champion ( Photo Michael Brosilow) Terence Blanchard’s Champion, which made its premiere at the Lyric Opera in Chicago on...
An opera by Terence Blanchard Libretto by Michael Cristofer In two acts, sung in English Based on the life of boxer ... Emile—now an old man—struggles ... He denies his romantic feelings for men and takes a young bride named Sadie, a decision everyone, including his mother, ...
9 de abr. de 2023 · Supervising all this was the composer and trumpeter Terence Blanchard. He watched as his first opera, “Champion,” took shape ahead of its Met debut on Monday.
