The new release by trumpeter, composer and educator Blanchard comes soon after he lit up the press for his opera, Fire Shut Up In My Bones, which stands as the first work by a Black composer to be performed at the Metropolitan Opera house in it 134-year history. Read More.
Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ makes movie debut Saturday – Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The opera by jazz great Terence Blanchard is based on the memoir of columnist Charles Blow. Read More.
Terence Blanchard Can’t Escape the Opera – Town & Country
His hit Fire Shut Up in My Bones brought the art form back to New York—and this weekend, it’s being broadcast live around the world. Read More.
Terence Blanchard Makes Black Music Matter—Finally—at the Met Opera – Daily Beast
The Grammy-winning trumpet player and composer’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” is the first opera by a Black composer performed at the Metropolitan Opera in its 138-year history. Read More.
The Tense, Turbulent Sounds of “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” – The New Yorker
Terence Blanchard’s new opera, at the Met, deftly captures the churning inner world of its protagonist. Read More.