Terence Blanchard’s Met Opera Debut Is A Singular Achievement And A Shared Success

Rather than a heroic journey, the story at the center of Blanchard

The composer’s magnetically powerful Fire Shut Up in My Bones lands with a force of authenticity, a too-rare window into Black life in an operatic setting.

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The composer’s magnetically powerful Fire Shut Up in My Bones lands with a force of authenticity, a too-rare window into Black life in an operatic setting.