Opera in the Repertoire · Modern
Champion
Music by Terence Blanchard · libretto by Michael Cristofer · premiered 2013 · at Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts
Champion is an opera in two acts and ten scenes with music by Terence Blanchard and a libretto by Michael Cristofer. Based on the life of African-American welterweight boxer Emile Griffith, this opera is a joint co-commission by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) and Jazz St. Louis.
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About the Composer
Terence Blanchard is the composer of record for this opera.
Text from the Wikipedia article "Terence Blanchard", licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Other Operas by Terence Blanchard
- Fire Shut Up in My Bones (2019)