In this excerpt, Will Liverman sings the Act II aria “Bend, Don’t Break”. Charles is standing in the forest, looking at the trees. He sings of a storm and remembers how the deep roots make sure they never break under strong winds. Charles understands that this is how he should deal with his phantom now.
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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. 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.
*Content Advisory: Fire Shut Up in My Bones addresses adult themes and contains some adult language.
曾獲格林美奬的爵士樂手兼作曲家泰倫斯．布蘭查德 (Terence Blanchard) 將查理斯．M．布洛 (Charles M. Blow) 的動人自傳改編成本劇，雅尼克．尼澤 - 塞甘 (Yannick Nézet-Séguin) 負責本劇的指揮。本劇2019 年在美國聖路易斯歌劇院舉行世界首演時已大獲好評，《紐約時報》稱讚此作「大膽嶄新且觸動人心」及「故事強而有力」。本劇是美國大都會歌劇院首次上演的黑人作曲家的歌劇作品，劇本出自電影製作人卡茜．萊蒙斯 (Kasi Lemmons) 手筆，故事內容辛酸而意味深長，講述年青人布洛克服人生創傷和苦難的過程。曾執導近期在美國大都會劇院上演的《波吉與貝絲》 (Porgy and Bess) 的詹姆斯．羅賓森 (James Robinson) 和卡蜜兒．A．布朗 (Camille A． Brown) 再度聯手，擔當本劇導演。男中音威爾．利弗曼 (Will Liverman) 飾演男主角查理斯，女高音安潔兒．布魯 (Angel Blue) 分飾命運/孤獨/格蕾塔三角，拉東婭．摩爾 (Latonia Moore) 飾演比莉。
*本劇涉及成人情節及不雅用語。
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