The Metropolitan Opera: Champion (2023)
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.
Director: James Robinson, Gary Halvorson
Genre: Music
Runtime: 175 min
Release Date: April 29, 2023
Cast
- Eric Owens - Emile Griffith
- Latonia Moore - Emelda Griffith
- Eric Greene - Benny "Kid" Paret / Benny Paret, jr.
- Paul Groves - Howie Albert
- Lee Wilkof - Ring Announcer
- Stephanie Blythe - Kathy Hagen
- Edward Nelson - Man in Bar
- Krysty Swann - Cousin Blanche
- Ethan Joseph - Little Emile
- Helena Brown - Lucia Paret
Screenplay
- Michael Cristofer (Screenplay)
Music: Terence Blanchard
Production: The Metropolitan Opera, A Metropolitan Opera High-Definition Production
Language: English
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Metropolitan Opera: Champion about?
- 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.
- Who directed The Metropolitan Opera: Champion?
- The Metropolitan Opera: Champion was directed by James Robinson, Gary Halvorson.
- Who stars in The Metropolitan Opera: Champion?
- The Metropolitan Opera: Champion stars Eric Owens, Latonia Moore, Eric Greene, Paul Groves, Lee Wilkof, Stephanie Blythe.
- How long is The Metropolitan Opera: Champion?
- The Metropolitan Opera: Champion has a runtime of 2h 55m (175 minutes).
- What genre is The Metropolitan Opera: Champion?
- The Metropolitan Opera: Champion is a Music film.