DENVER, Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Oscar-nominated and five-time Grammy-winning composer and
jazz musician Terence
Blanchard recently made history when his Fire Shut Up
in My Bones became the first
opera by a Black composer to be performed by the Metropolitan
Opera. Following its critically acclaimed Met premiere, Blanchard's
adaptation of New York Times
columnist Charles M.
Blow's memoir will be shown live in cinemas, distributed
over Fathom's Digital Broadcast Network (DBN) on Saturday, October 23, as part of The Met: Live
in HD series. Featuring a libretto by filmmaker
Kasi Lemmons, which marks her
first foray into opera, the work tells a profound story about a
young man's journey to overcome a childhood of trauma and hardship.
James Robinson and
Camille A. Brown co-direct
the opera, and Brown, who is also the production's choreographer,
is the first Black director to create a mainstage Met production.
Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a stellar
cast starring baritone Will
Liverman, sopranos Angel
Blue and Latonia
Moore, and 13-year-old Walter
Russell III, who made his Met debut in this
production. Emmy, Grammy, and six-time Tony Award–winner
Audra McDonald hosts the live
cinema transmission.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.FathomEvents.com or at
participating theater box offices. A complete list of theater
locations is available on the Fathom Events website
(theaters and participants are subject to change).
For more information about Fire Shut Up in My Bones, please click here.
Content Advisory: Fire Shut Up in
My Bones addresses adult themes
and contains some adult language.
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PRESS QUOTES
"A watershed moment for American opera … A defiant, tender, and
vital work of art … A starting point for something new, a refresh
of where opera can take us." —The Washington Post
"A fresh, affecting work … Poetic, poignant, sometimes grimly
funny, always dramatically effective … Will Liverman [gives] a
breakthrough performance … Angel
Blue bring[s] her luminous soprano voice and unforced
charisma." —The New York
Times
"Landmark performance … The evening was a triumph for
Terence Blanchard … Beautifully
composed with nuances of shade and color … Music director Yannick
Nézet-Séguin … brought out a vibrant performance … Walter Russell III, a 13-year-old who played the
young Charles, got the biggest individual
cheers." —Associated Press
"A bracing and humane story shot through with wit, tenderness,
and melodrama. Liverman is an elegant singer … He's a new
star." —New York Magazine
"Fire Shut Up in My Bones
makes Met Opera history … Kasi
Lemmons's libretto does a wonderful job adapting the
dramatic elements of Charles Blow's
tale." —Financial Times
"Riveting … A remarkable addition to the Met's
repertoire." —Vogue
"Magnetically powerful … It was staggering to witness this jolt
of proud kinetic Blackness on the Metropolitan Opera stage … A
singular achievement … Triumphant." —NPR
"A welcome move towards more inclusivity in opera vividly staged
at the Met by Camille Brown and
James Robinson … Heralds a new era
for the Met." —The Economist
THE STARS OF FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Hometown: Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
Will Liverman, Charles
(baritone); Hometown:
Chicago, Illinois
Latonia Moore, Billie
(soprano); Hometown:
Houston, Texas
Angel Blue,
Destiny/Loneliness/Greta (soprano); Hometown: Los
Angeles, California
Walter Russell III, Char'es-Baby
(treble); Hometown:
New York, NY
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