27th April

Concert will begin at 17:00 hours GMT

Blanchard's 'Fire Shut Up in my Bones' with Renee, Moore, Speedo Green and Joseph from New York

Terence Blanchard's 'Fire Shut Up in my Bones' is an opera in three acts to a libretto by filmmaker Kasi Lemmons, based on the book by ‎Charles M. Blow. It tells the story about a young man’s journey to overcome a life of trauma and hardship. Charles Blow, age 20, drives down a Louisiana backroad with a gun in the passenger seat. Destiny sings to him, calling him back to his childhood home. He begins reliving memories from his childhood.

Performers: Destiny/ Loneliness/ Greta: Brittany Renee. Billie: Latonia Moore. Charles: Ryan Speedo Green. Char'es-Baby: Ethan Joseph.

Metropolitan Opera Choir and Orchestra. Conductor: Evan Rogister.

Recorded earlier this spring.