The Metropolitan Opera Champion (2023)

Sixtime Grammy Awardwinning composer Terence Blanchard brings his first opera to the Met after his Fire Shut Up in My Bones triumphantly premiered with the company to universal acclaim in 2021 Bassbaritone Ryan Speedo Green is the young boxer Emile Griffith who rises from obscurity to become a world champion and bassbaritone Eric Owens portrays Griffiths older self haunted by the ghosts of his past Soprano Latonia Moore is Emelda Griffith the boxers estranged mother and mezzosoprano Stephanie Blythe is the bar owner Kathy Hagan Yannick NézetSéguin takes the podium for Blanchards second Met premiere also reuniting the directorandchoreographer team of James Robinson and Camille A Brown