Movie Description
The Metropolitan Opera: Champion
(2023)Overview
Six-time Grammy Award–winning 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. Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green is the young boxer Emile Griffith, who rises from obscurity to become a world champion, and bass-baritone Eric Owens portrays Griffith’s older self, haunted by the ghosts of his past. Soprano Latonia Moore is Emelda Griffith, the boxer’s estranged mother, and mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe is the bar owner Kathy Hagan. Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for Blanchard’s second Met premiere, also reuniting the director-and-choreographer team of James Robinson and Camille A. Brown.
Featured Crew
Cast
Emile Griffith
Emelda Griffith
Benny "Kid" Paret / Benny Paret, jr.
Howie Albert
Ring Announcer
Kathy Hagen
Man in Bar
Cousin Blanche
Little Emile
Lucia Paret
Mano Alfano
Sadie Donastorg Griffith
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Facts
Original TitleThe Metropolitan Opera: Champion
Status Released
Release Information
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2023-04-29
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 55m
Homepagehttps://www.metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/2022-23-season/champion/
Production CompaniesThe Metropolitan Opera,A Metropolitan Opera High-Definition Production
Genres
- Music
