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April 11, 2024

The Met’s revival of ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ brings the complexity of Black manhood to the operatic stage

After its 2021 debut, "Fire Shut Up in My Bones" returns to the Metropolitan Opera with a gripping take on…
The Snowy Day thegrio.com
December 16, 2021

‘The Snowy Day,’ an opera adapted from Black children’s book, premieres in Houston

‘The Snowy Day,’ an opera adapted from the Black children's book of the same name, recently premiered at the Houston…
Broadway thegrio.com
October 18, 2021

Blackness comes to ‘The Great White Way’: 5 reasons to get excited about New York theater

These are five exciting new Black-led productions happening or are on the horizon in New York as Broadway reopens.
Terence Blanchard thegrio.com
September 29, 2021

Terence Blanchard’s historic debut centers Blackness at Met Opera stage

Terence Blanchard has made history as the first Black composer to create a mainstage Met production after 138 years.