Hear the Metropolitan Opera premiere of "Champion," a new opera by trumpeter, pianist and composer Terence Blanchard, on Saturday at 1 p.m. on Classical IPR.
The opera tells the true story of Emile Griffith, a closeted boxer who ends up killing his homophobic rival in the ring.
Ryan Speedo Green and Latonia Moore star in the leading roles, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.
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