Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Erin Morley & Terence Blanchard Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2021-22 Season

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In collaboration with Dejan Vukosavljevic On the heels of its 2020-21 season cancelation, the Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2021-22 season. The company will present six new productions including three company premieres. Here is a look at the new season. New Productions The season opens with “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” by Terence Blanchard. The opera will be conducted by {…}

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Composer Profile: The Prolific & Versatile Terence Blanchard

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Terence Blanchard is one of the most versatile musicians in the world. Born on March 13, 1962, in New Orleans, Louisiana as an only child, his father Joseph Oliver Blanchard was a part-time opera singer. The young Terence began playing piano at five and then started on trump at age eight. He was a close friend of Wynton Marsalis from {…}

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Opera Profile: ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones,’ Terence Blanchard’s Historic ‘Opera in Jazz’

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(Credit: Eric Woolsey) On June 15, 2019, Terence Blanchard’s opera “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” premiered in full at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Described by the composer as “opera in jazz,” the work will be the first opera by a Black composer ever staged at the Metropolitan Opera. The libretto by Kasi Lemmons is based on the memoir {…}

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Terrence Blanchard to Receive Highest Honor at Peabody Institute

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The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University has announced that seven-time GRAMMY winner Terence Blanchard will receive the George Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Music and Dance in America. He will receive the award on May 24, 2023 and will speak at the Peabody Conservatory’s graduation ceremony. The George Peabody Medal is the Institute’s highest honor, recognizing artists and {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Carnegie Hall 2025 Review: Soprano Angel Blue & The Met Orchestra

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(Photo: Jennifer Taylor) The Met Orchestra celebrated its second night of a two-part series at NYC’s Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 with a packed house. The evening’s performances included exciting works by Gabriela Ortiz, “Antrópolis” (2018; rev. 2019) with principal timpanist Parker Lee, Leonard Bernstein‘s Symphony No. 1 “Jeremiah,” featuring soprano Angel Blue, Terence Blanchard‘s NY Premiere of {…}

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Virginia Opera 2024-25 Review: Loving v. Virginia

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(Photo credit Dave Pearson Photography) During the pandemic, Virginia Opera (VO) made plans to celebrate their fiftieth season, in 2024-25, exploring potential subjects for a commission. In recent talkbacks and receptions, Artistic Director Adam Turner emphasized that the company desired a Virginia-based story for this occasion. Ultimately they settled on that of Richard and Mildred Loving, the appellants in the {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Orchestra to Present Two Concerts at Carnegie Hall Featuring Angel Blue & Elza van den Heever

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(© Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra is set to present two concerts at Carnegie Hall. The first will be held on June 12 and will feature Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Elza van den Heever in an all-Strauss program. The concert will include “Der Rosenkavalier Suite,” Selected Orchestral Songs, and “Ein Heldenleben.” The second concert will be held on June {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Celebrates Paul Tazewell’s Oscar Win

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The Metropolitan Opera is celebrating Paul Tazewell’s Oscar win. The company shared a story congratulating the costume designer stating, “Bravo to costume designer Paul Tazewell for his Oscar win for Costume Design. Tazewell designed costumes for the Met Productions of Terence Blanchard’s ‘Fire Shut up in My Bones’ (2021) and Gound’s ‘Faust’ (2011).” Tazewell won his Oscar for “Wicked” and {…}

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New Orleans Opera Announces 2025-26 Season

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The New Orleans Opera has announced its 2025-26 Season. The season has the theme of “Intersection of Piety and Desire.” The season opens with “Der Rosenkavalier,” Strauss’ work about a sophisticated older woman, a romantic chevalier, and a blooming young girl converge in an impossible love triangle around a single silver rose. Performance Dates: TBA The second work of the {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Erin Morley & Terence Blanchard Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2021-22 Season

Composer Profile: The Prolific & Versatile Terence Blanchard

Opera Profile: ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones,’ Terence Blanchard’s Historic ‘Opera in Jazz’

Terrence Blanchard to Receive Highest Honor at Peabody Institute

Carnegie Hall 2025 Review: Soprano Angel Blue & The Met Orchestra

Virginia Opera 2024-25 Review: Loving v. Virginia

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra to Present Two Concerts at Carnegie Hall Featuring Angel Blue & Elza van den Heever

Metropolitan Opera Celebrates Paul Tazewell’s Oscar Win

New Orleans Opera Announces 2025-26 Season