Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones (The Met: Live in HD 2021/22 Season)

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Grammy Award–winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of Charles M. 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.”

The first opera by a Black composer presented on the Met stage and 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. James Robinson and Camille A. Brown—two of the creators of the Met’s sensational recent production of Porgy and Bess—co-direct this new staging. 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.

Trailer Preview: https://youtu.be/LTLveMJSU8I

The Metropolitan Opera of New York (The Met)’s Met Live in HD 2021 – 22 season is back in cinemas! For the new season, The Met returns with an ambitious line up, comprising four premieres, six brand new productions and vibrant revivals. The new season will be shown at cinemas across Hong Kong. Don’t miss the shows!

*Content Advisory: Fire Shut Up in My Bones addresses adult themes and contains some adult language.

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

The Foundation for the Arts and Music in Asia (FAMA) is a not-for-profit organisation created to increase the awareness of classical vocal music in the region and to foster an appreciation of the art of Western opera. With The Met: Live in HD program, FAMA is delighted to give residents of Hong Kong the opportunity to experience world-class opera performances from one of the world’s most famous opera companies, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, at selected cinemas in Hong Kong.