Champion (Opera)

North Carolina Radio Station Won’t Ban Met Opera Broadcasts After All

The station, which had called the Met’s newer operas unsuitable because of their “difficult music” and “adult themes and harsh language,” reversed course.

By Jonathan Abrams and Javier C. Hernandez

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Putting the Brutality of a Prize Fight on the Met Opera Stage

Terence Blanchard’s “Champion,” about the fighter Emile Griffith, is the rare opera to engage with sports. A boxing consultant helped keep it gritty.

By Victor Mather

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The Maestro Wore Blue: Bringing Pizazz to the Pit at the Met

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Metropolitan Opera’s music director, wears custom-made outfits tailored to each production, challenging conservative norms.

By Javier C. Hernandez and Landon Nordeman

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What Angela Basset Wore to the Opera

The best looks from the premiere of “Champion” at the Metropolitan Opera and the New Museum Spring Gala.

By Katie Van Syckle

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