Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Storyline
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Grammy Award–winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of Charles M. Blow’s moving memoir, which The New York Times praised after its 2019 world premiere at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as “bold and affecting” and “subtly powerful.” The first opera by a Black composer presented on the Met stage and featuring a libretto by filmmaker Kasi Lemmons, the opera tells a poignant and profound story about a young man’s journey to overcome a life of trauma and hardship. James Robinson and Camille A. Brown—two of the creators of the Met’s sensational recent production of Porgy and Bess—co-direct this new staging, which appears in cinemas on October 23. Baritone Will Liverman, one of opera’s most exciting young artists, stars as Charles, alongside sopranos Angel Blue as Destiny/Loneliness/Greta and Latonia Moore as Billie.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Angel Blue
Latonia Moore
Will Liverman
Frequently Asked Questions
Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones was released on October 23, 2021.
The runtime of Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones is 2h 55m.
Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones is a Music movie.
Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones was directed by Gary Halvorson.
The main cast of Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones includes Angel Blue, Latonia Moore, Will Liverman.
Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones is originally in English.