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Apr 10, 2023 · In a hangar-like wood-paneled room at the Metropolitan Opera House, more than 60 artists-- actors, dancers, musicians, directors and stagehands —are arriving for a rehearsal for Terence Blanchard's Champion.
Apr 8, 2023 · Terence Blanchard made history last season when his opera Fire Shut Up in My Bones was the first work by a Black composer staged by the Metropolitan Opera. And the Met has asked for more.
Apr 26, 2023 · One of the most poignant, emotional parts of the opera is when young Griffith consorts with another man in a bar, secretly executing his true nature. When he vacates to go home, a group of...
Apr 26, 2023 · Ryan Speedo Green is a young adult Griffith who is engaging as he tries to fulfill others’ expectations of what he should be doing. We see him try to appease his mother, Emelda, and marry a...
- Male
- June 13, 1982
- Daily Entertainment Writer, Music & Culture
Terence Oliver Blanchard (born March 13, 1962) is an American trumpeter, pianist and composer. A jazz musician, he has also composed film scores and operas. He started his career in 1982 as a member of the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, then The Jazz Messengers. He has composed more than forty film scores and performed on more than fifty.
Jul 18, 2005 · The 43-year-old recently found new inspiration with five musicians a generation younger than he. In the tradition of Miles Davis and Art Blakey, Blanchard has selected an ensemble of young...
May 25, 2023 · As a young man, Griffith pines for the mother he never knew, and decides to seek her out in New York. Blanchard illuminates the moment, and its island setting, with music rooted in Afro-Caribbean clave; in the pit, drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts propels an all-star rhythm section, alongside guitarist Adam Rogers and bassist Matt Brewer.
