Fri. Apr. 1 at 9 p.m. on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Experience Grammy-winning composer Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of Charles M. Blow’s memoir.
Grammy-winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of Charles M. Blow’s memoir marks the Met’s first performance of an opera by a Black composer and its first production back in its theater following the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown.
Conducted by Met Opera Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and featuring a libretto by filmmaker Kasi Lemmons, the opera tells the story of a young man’s journey to overcome a life of trauma and hardship.
James Robinson and Camille A. Brown co-direct this new staging with Brown also choreographing, becoming the first Black director to create a mainstage Met production.
Baritone Will Liverman stars as Charles alongside soprano Angel Blue as Destiny/Loneliness/Greta with soprano Latonia Moore as Billie and Walter Russell III as Char’es-Baby. Hosted by Audra McDonald.
Watch this episode at video.wkar.org during or after the premiere date.
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