[Met Performance] CID:357864

Metropolitan Opera Premiere, New Production

Champion
Metropolitan Opera House, Mon, April 10, 2023

Debut : Eric Greene, Ethan Joseph, Edward Nelson, Lee Wilkof




Champion (1)
Terence Blanchard | Michael Cristofer
Young Emile Griffith
Ryan Speedo Green

Emile Griffith
Eric Owens

Emelda Griffith
Latonia Moore

Luis Rodrigo Griffith
Chauncey Packer

Howie Albert
Paul Groves

Benny Paret, Jr/Benny "Kid" Paret
Eric Greene [Debut]

Little Emile
Ethan Joseph [Debut]

Kathy Hagen
Stephanie Blythe

Man in Bar
Edward Nelson [Debut]

Sadie Donastorg Griffith
Brittany Renee

Ring Announcer
Lee Wilkof [Debut]

Cousin Blanche
Krysty Swann

Lucia Paret
Helena Brown

Mano Alfaro
Tshombe Selby

Orchestra Rhythm Section: Piano
Bryan Wagorn

Orchestra Rhythm Section: Bass
Matt Brewer

Orchestra Rhythm Section: Guitar
Adam Rogers

Orchestra Rhythm Section: Drums
Jeff "Tain" Watts


Conductor
Yannick Nézet-Séguin


Production
James Robinson

Set Designer
Allen Moyer

Costume Designer
Montana Levi Blanco

Lighting Designer
Donald Holder

Projection Designer
Greg Emetaz

Choreographer
Camille A. Brown





Commissioned by the Metropolitan OperaOriginally commissioned by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, co-commissioned by Jazz St. LouisA co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago

FUNDING:
The production of Champion was made possible by a generous gift from C. Graham Berwind, III and Lynne and Richard PasculanoAdditional funding was received from the Edgar Foster Daniels Foundation, The Ford Foundation, The Francis Goelet Trusts, The National Endowment for the Arts, and Ann Ziff

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