“In ‘Champion’ we see how Blackness, boxing and manhood can unexpectedly, and eloquently, be expressed in the expansive genre of opera.” This observation by Professor Naomi André, in a splendid
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Following its Metropolitan Opera premiere on April 10th, Terence Blanchard's opera Champion, based on the true story of the troubled former middleweight boxing champion Emile Griffith, continues with nine performances running through May 13.