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

Ethan Joseph (Char'es-Baby) and Ryan Speedo Green (Charles)

Brittany Renee (Destiny) and Ryan Speedo Green (Charles)

Ryan Speedo Green (Charles) and Latonia Moore (Billie)

Fire Shut Up in My Bones

By Susan Stempleski, 10 April 2024

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“Ryan Speedo Green was terrific, singing throughout with extraordinary emotional depth and eloquence”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 8 April 2024

Blanchard, Fire Shut Up in My Bones

Metropolitan Opera

Evan Rogister, Conductor

James Robinson, Director

Allen Moyer, Set Designer

Paul Tazewell, Costume Designer

Christopher Akerlind, Lighting Designer

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Camille A Brown, Director, Choreography

Greg Emetaz, Video

Brittany Renee, Destiny, Greta, Loneliness

Latonia Moore, Billie

Ryan Speedo Green, Charles

Chauncey Packer, Spinner

Daniel Rich, Chester

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Susan Stempleski

Based in New York City, Susan is a retired specialist in second and foreign language teaching and the author/editor of several professional books for language teachers and many widely used textbooks for English language learners around the world. An avid concertgoer, she spends her time attending operas and other classical music events in New York and Paris. Since 2002, she has regularly published reviews on Classical Source. A keen Francophile, she has a particularly strong interest in French music, literature and film.

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