First opera by Black composer to open Metropolitan Opera

Charles Blow and Terence Blanchard's 'Fire Shut Up in My Bones' opera opens the Metropolitan Opera season on Sept. 27. It will be the first operatic performance in the house since the pandemic shutdown 18 months ago, and the first opera by a Black musician presented at the Met in its 138 years. "I'm not the only one that was qualified throughout that history" - Blanchard told Bloomberg.