With “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard is the first Black composer to have an opera performed at the Metropolitan Opera in its 138-year history. “I may be the first, but I know I’m not the first that’s qualified,” he tells NBC News’ Anne Thompson. Watch.
Terence Blanchard Makes History At The Metropolitan Opera – NPR
History is being made tonight at New York’s Metropolitan Opera: For the first time in 138 years, the eminent company will present an opera by a Black composer. Read More.
New Orleans’ Terence Blanchard makes his Metropolitan Opera debut – Times Picayune | NOLA.com
‘It feels otherworldly’. Read More.
The Creative Forces Behind Fire Shut Up in My Bones – The Metropolitan Opera
Composer Terence Blanchard discusses his new opera, alongside author Charles M. Blow, librettist Kasi Lemmons, production co-directors James Robinson and Camille A. Brown, Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and baritone Will Liverman. Read More.
Terence Blanchard, the Met’s First Black Composer, Sees Opera for More People – Bloomberg
The multi-Grammy award-winning performer and creator says, “This is the highest form of musical theater that I’ve ever experienced.” Read More.
Met season to open with first-ever opera by Black composer – AP News
Charles Blow recalls being in the audience at the premiere of the opera based on his memoir, “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” and watching the scene that depicts his sexual abuse as a child by an older cousin. Read More.
Terence Blanchard’s music is the sound of Spike Lee’s movies. Now it’s also making history at the Metropolitan Opera. – Washington Post
“Fire Shut Up in My Bones” is first production by Black composer to be staged by the Met. Read More.
A Black Composer Finally Arrives at the Metropolitan Opera – New York Times
Terence Blanchard, best known for scoring Spike Lee films, reopens the 138-year-old opera company with “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.” Read More.
Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard on making Black history at Met Opera – The Grio
On the eve of the premiere of Fire Shut Up In My Bones, Blanchard discusses the complexities of presenting his work in a genre of music where Blacks have often been pushed to the margins. Read More.