Champion

Terence Blanchard's second Met premiere, Champion is the dramatic and triumphant story of young boxer Emile Griffith, who rises from obscurity to world champion.  Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green portrays the young Emile, and veteran Eric Owens portrays Griffith’s older self, haunted by the ghosts of his past.  This performance from earlier this year was a Met premiere, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.