Champion (opera)

Champion is an African-American opera in 2 acts and 10 scenes, with music by Terence Blanchard and a libretto by Michael Cristofer. Based on the life of Welterweight prize fighting champion Emile Griffith, this opera is a joint co-commission by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) and Jazz St. Louis. It received its premiere at the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, Webster University, on 15 June 2013. The opera received its second production, with a revised orchestration by Blanchard, by Opera Parallèle in San Francisco, in collaboration with SFJAZZ, in February 2016.

Champion (opera)

Champion is an African-American opera in 2 acts and 10 scenes, with music by Terence Blanchard and a libretto by Michael Cristofer. Based on the life of Welterweight prize fighting champion Emile Griffith, this opera is a joint co-commission by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) and Jazz St. Louis. It received its premiere at the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, Webster University, on 15 June 2013. The opera received its second production, with a revised orchestration by Blanchard, by Opera Parallèle in San Francisco, in collaboration with SFJAZZ, in February 2016.