Met premieres Blanchard's `Champion,' an `opera in jazz'Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” proved a sell-out hit at the Metropolitan Opera in 2021.
Terence Blanchard gets yearlong Lincoln Center celebrationTerence Blanchard will be given a yearlong celebration at Lincoln Center starting in March.
Met Opera season had no COVID cancellations but sales downThe Metropolitan Opera sold 56% of ticket dollar capacity this season as it returned from a 1 1/2-year absence.
'Fire,' 1st work at Met by Black composer as company returns“Fire Shut Up in My Bones” became the first work by a Black composer in the 138-year history of the Metropolitan Opera as the company presented its first staged performance since March 2000 following a gap caused by the coronavirus.
Met season to open with first-ever opera by Black composerThe Met Opera’s season opens on Monday, and for the first time in its 138-year history it will perform an opera by a Black composer.