Highlights: Fire Shut Up In My Bones
Clip: Season 49 Episode 21 | 3m | Video has closed captioning.
Grammy-winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of Charles M. Blow’s memoir marks the Met’s first performance of an opera by a Black composer and its first production back in its theater following the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. Featuring a libretto by filmmaker Kasi Lemmons, the opera tells the story of a young man’s journey to overcome a life of trauma and hardship.
Aired: 04/01/22
