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‘Champion’ about tragic boxer Emile Griffith blows New York’s Met away
How do you bring the music and story of a contemporary opera to life? In this edition of Musica, we go backstage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and reveal what it takes to present the groundbreaking opera ‘Champion’.
The boxing tragedy that inspired an opera: Round 1
To create a modern operatic masterpiece requires the work of hundreds of people whose collective efforts will breathe life into the production on opening night.
Before we meet just a few of those responsible for staging this groundbreaking production we’ll take a look at the inspiration for this major modern work.
Every great opera requires a gripping story and at the heart of opera ‘
