Our Stories Are Universal Too.’ Terence Blanchard on Bringing Black Narratives to the Metropolitan Opera – Time
When the Metropolitan Opera reopens Monday after an 18-month closure caused by the pandemic, it will do so with Fire Shut Up In My Bones,... Read More
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2021
Celebrated composer Terence Blanchard makes history at the Metropolitan Opera – NBC Nightly News
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... Read More
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September
2021
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... Read More
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September
2021
New Orleans’ Terence Blanchard makes his Metropolitan Opera debut – Times Picayune | NOLA.com
‘It feels otherworldly’. Read More.
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September
2021
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... Read More
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September
2021
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.
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2021
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... Read More
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September
2021
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.
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September
2021
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.
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September
2021
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... Read More
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