When the Metropolitan Opera reopens Monday after an 18-month closure caused by the pandemic, it will do so with Fire Shut Up In My Bones, the first opera in the Met’s 138-year history written by a Black composer. An already renowned jazz trumpeter and composer, with his adaptation of New York Times columnist Charles Blow’s memoir by the same name Terence Blanchard will bring to the stage what he describes as a universal story spoken in “our language”—the language and sound of Black America, featuring an all-Black cast. Blanchard, it seems, has managed to capture at least some sounds that for the nation’s still overwhelmingly white opera audiences will, almost certainly, be new: The particular musical quality of the 20 minutes before services begin at a Black church; the multi-sensory experience—the human percussion of dancing and the stunning visuals created by complicated synchronized group movement—of a Black fraternity step show.
‘our Stories Are Universal Too.’ Terence Blanchard On Bringing Black Narratives To The Metropolitan Opera
Janell Ross, Time: Entertainment
Mon, 09/27/2021 - 3:05pm
Topics: met&rsquo charles blow&rsquo black america a new lee&rsquo malcolm x when harlem as blanchard african americans blanchet opera&rsquo getty imagesdancers julia bullock ldquo;peculiar grace,&rdquo she what&rsquo broadway s jubilant homecoming when i it s roger dickerson lsquo;one stravinsky s rite spring black&mdash viking champion lsquo;man and i lsquo;thank lsquo;if getty imagescast city la bohème smith i m because i i ve traditions conductor yannick nézet-séguin is ushering new act earlier george floyd&rsquo everybody anthony davis&rsquo malcolm x so i metropolitan metropolitan opera fire shut up in my bones black york blanchard terence blanchard i fire shut up my bones one i my new orleans he the met square met time african american i&rsquo timothy a clary&mdash terence blanchard s fire shut up my bones st louis lsquo;i read that&rsquo william grant still people show stage day don lot story feel change composer work jazz step don’t thought human culture group falls guys love large told monday statement tend sound church walk understand sept career scene perform grew world wanted guy put taught
Welcome to Wopular
Wopular is an
online newspaper rack,
giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.
Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular,
MWB,
RottenTomatoes
MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site
- "Expendables 4" Starts Shooting This Fall, Says Randy Couture at the Arnold Sports Festival more
- “Expendables 4” Gets Funding Interest from “Ip Man 3” Financier more
- "Ip Man 3" Distributor Suspected of Box Office Fraud, Parent Company Loses $200M in Market Cap more
- Yen Targets "Ip Man 4" for 2018 Release; Discusses Film with Director, Producer more
- "Ip Man 3" Shatters Expectations with $72M Opening [China Box Office] more