Charles Blow recalls being in the audience at the premiere of the opera based on his memoir, “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” and watching the scene that depicts his sexual abuse as a child by an older ...

The composer's original manuscript was found in 2020. The earliest known opera composed by a Black American will finally, officially hit the stage this week after a preview performance in New Orleans.

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR: Now, in its 138-year history, the Metropolitan Opera in New York has never hosted a performance by black composer until now. The pandemic close The Met for a year-and-a-half. And ...

When the Metropolitan Opera reopens Monday after an 18-month closure caused by the pandemic, it will do so with Fire Shut Up In My Bones, the first opera in the Met’s 138-year history written by a ...

As a teenager, after the rest of his family had gone to bed and the house had gone quiet, Charles Blow found God. “I’d take my bath early each night, go to my room, tune the radio to the classical ...

Charles Blow recalls being in the audience at the premiere of the opera based on his memoir, “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” and watching the scene that depicts his sexual abuse as a child by an older ...