The cast is led by Will Liverman as Charles, Angel Blue as Destiny/Loneliness/Greta, and Latonia Moore as Billie. Brown co-direct the new production the latter, who also choreographed, is the first Black director to stage a mainstage production at the house. Blow, which combines a hardscrabble coming-of-age story with a trauma narrative, a search for self-identity and.
Blow, Fire Shut Up in My Bones follows a young Black man navigating childhood trauma and hardship as he comes to. I had been fortified by trauma, the way a bone, once broken, grows. Fire Shut Up in My Bones was adopted from an affecting memoir by Charles M. Featuring a libretto by Kasi Lemmons and based on the memoir by Charles M. James Tobinson and Tony nominee Camille A. Fire Shut Up in My Bones: Trailer 12,460 views 130 Dislike Share Metropolitan Opera 223K subscribers Terence Blanchard’s powerful new opera stars baritone Will Liverman. I would harness the truths that had been trapped in me like a fire shut up in my bones. Read what critics thought about the production in the reviews below.
See the Met make history with Terence Blanchards adaptation of Charles M. For up-to-date casting go back to the previous page. Starring Will Liverman, Angel Blue and Latonia Moore. Blow, Fire Shut Up in My Bones follows a young Black man navigating childhood trauma and hardship as he comes to understand his own identity. These PDFs do not include cast changes that occurred after the program went to print. The performance also marked the official start of the Met’s 2020–2021 season, after the venue remained (for the most part) dark during the 18-month coronavirus shutdown.įeaturing a libretto by Kasi Lemmons and based on the memoir by Charles M. Originally commissioned by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, co-commissioned by Jazz Saint Louis.Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones opened September 27 at the Metropolitan Opera, marking the first time the New York company presented an opera by a Black composer in its 138-year history. Baritone Will Liverman, one of opera’s most exciting young artists, stars as Charles, alongside sopranos Angel Blue as Destiny/Loneliness/Greta and Latonia Moore as Billie.Ī co-production of the Metropolitan Opera, LA Opera, and Lyric Opera of ChicagoĬommissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. Brown-two of the creators of the Met’s sensational recent production of Porgy and Bess-co-direct this new staging Brown, who is also the production’s choreographer, becomes the first Black director to create a mainstage Met production. Blow’s moving memoir, which The New York Times praised after its 2019 world premiere at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as “bold and affecting” and “subtly powerful.” Featuring a libretto by filmmaker Kasi Lemmons, the opera tells a poignant and profound story about a young man’s journey to overcome a life of trauma and hardship. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Grammy Award–winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of Charles M.
Opening Night of the 2021–22 season will be a historic occasion-the Met's first performance of an opera by a Black composer. After a wildly successful run at The Metropolitan Opera, Terence Blanchard presents his masterpiece alongside an incredible ensemble and guest singers.
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