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Ethan Joseph (Char'es-Baby) and Ryan Speedo Green (Charles) © Marty Sohl | Met Opera

Terence Blanchard’s problematic Fire Shut Up in My Bones returns to the Met

By Susan Stempleski, 08 April 2024

An exceptionally strong cast, led by Ryan Speedo Green, fails to disguise Blanchard's bland score and the opera's weak libretto.

***11

***11

New York City

08 Apr 2024

Blanchard’s problematic Fire Shut Up in My Bones returns to the Met

By Susan Stempleski

Ryan McKinny (Joseph De Rocher ) and Joyce DiDonato (Sister Helen Prejean) © Karen Almond | Met Opera

New York City

A vision of Death Row: Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking opens the Met season

By Robert Levine, 26 September 2023

The Metropolitan Opera makes good on its promise to present more contemporary work, opening the season with Jake Heggie's gut wrenching tale of rage and redemption.

*****

*****

New York City

26 Sep 2023

A vision of Death Row: Heggie’s Dead Man Walking opens the Met season

By Robert Levine

Philadelphia

Porgy and Bess: Marin Alsop celebrates the American melting pot in Philadelphia

By Cameron Kelsall, 06 March 2020

The program paired works of two living female composers with a suite of selections from Porgy and Bess, featuring star soprano Angel Blue.

***11

***11

Philadelphia

06 Mar 2020

Marin Alsop celebrates the American melting pot in Philadelphia

By Cameron Kelsall