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, Malin Byström, David Butt Philip, Tomasz Konieczny Among Headliners of The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2026 Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival

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(Photo credit: Kevin Libal) The Cleveland Orchestra has announced the fourth edition of its annual Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival, running May 15–24, 2026. The 2026 festival explores the theme of “Courage,” with trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard serving as Festival Curator. Here are the opera and vocal performances on offer. The festival opens with “The {…}

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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 {…}

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San Francisco Opera to Present Second Annual Pride Concert

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(Photo: Kristen Loken) San Francisco Opera will present its second annual Pride Concert on June 26 at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. Sapphira Cristál, an opera singer, composer, and drag queen, returns as emcee for the evening. Conductor Robert Mollicone leads the San Francisco Opera Orchestra in a program blending opera, musical theater, and pop, with music {…}

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The Cleveland Orchestra Adds Additional Performances to Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival

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The Cleveland Orchestra has announced additional programming for its 2026 Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival. David Butt Philip and Adrienne Danrich join Festival Curator Terence Blanchard for “Opera Now: Tradition, Innovation, and the Road Ahead,” a forum at The City Club of Cleveland on the future of the art form. André Gremillet moderates. Performance Date: May {…}

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Melody Moore, Nikola Printz & Reginald Smith, Jr. to Headline San Francisco Opera’s 2026 Pride Concert

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(Photo: Kristen Loken) San Francisco Opera will present its second annual Pride Concert on Friday, June 26, 2026 at the War Memorial Opera House. Returning as host is Sapphira Cristál, classically trained opera singer, composer and drag queen known for her six-octave range and her runner-up finish on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16. Conductor Robert Mollicone leads the San Francisco {…}

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Opera History Flashbacks Pt. 3: The Year Was 2019

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Photo Credit: Opéra national du Rhin A multitude of operas are premiered every year, some of which never really get as publicly highlighted as they should. Often this is because other operas take the limelight, funds, and critical attention. Thus, in this three-month series, “Opera History Flashbacks,” we will be taking a look at three historically important years and 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, Malin Byström, David Butt Philip, Tomasz Konieczny Among Headliners of The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2026 Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival

Terrence Blanchard to Receive Highest Honor at Peabody Institute

San Francisco Opera to Present Second Annual Pride Concert

The Cleveland Orchestra Adds Additional Performances to Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival

Melody Moore, Nikola Printz & Reginald Smith, Jr. to Headline San Francisco Opera’s 2026 Pride Concert

Opera History Flashbacks Pt. 3: The Year Was 2019