Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of Charles M. Blow’s memoir is the first opera by a Black composer performed at the world-famous opera house. The opening night was also the first live performance with an audience at the Metropolitan Opera since it closed in March 2020 due to the pandemic.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the production, which The New York Times praised after its 2019 world premiere at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as “bold and affecting” and “subtly powerful.”
Performances at the Met Opera run through October 23, 2021.
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