The New York Times – Music:
The station, which had called the Met’s newer operas unsuitable because of their “difficult music” and “adult themes and harsh language,” reversed course.
Category: Champion (Opera)
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Putting the Brutality of a Prize Fight on the Met Opera Stage
The New York Times – Sports:
Terence Blanchard’s “Champion,” about the fighter Emile Griffith, is the rare opera to engage with sports. A boxing consultant helped keep it gritty.
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The Maestro Wore Blue: Bringing Pizazz to the Pit at the Met
The New York Times – Music:
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Metropolitan Opera’s music director, wears custom-made outfits tailored to each production, challenging conservative norms.
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What Angela Basset Wore to the Opera
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The best looks from the premiere of “Champion” at the Metropolitan Opera and the New Museum Spring Gala.
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Review: ‘Champion,’ at the Met Opera, Spars With History
The New York Times – Music:
Terence Blanchard’s jazz-inflected work tells the real-life story of the boxer Emile Griffith, haunted by guilt when an opponent died after a fight.
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‘Hey, Mr. Living Composer’: ‘Champion’ Takes Shape at the Met
The New York Times – Music:
Terence Blanchard has been in rehearsals, with pencil and paper at the ready, as he tailors his opera ahead of its New York premiere.
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Classical Music to See and Hear in Spring 2023
The New York Times – Music:
This spring, Gustavo Dudamel, the Philharmonic’s next music director, conducts the big deal symphony, the Met Opera stages Terence Blanchard’s “Champion”; and in Chicago, Riccardo Muti says farewell.