Great Performances at the Met: Champion Preview
Season 51
Episode 5
About the Episode
Six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard returns to the Met with an opera based on the true story of boxer Emile Griffith, who rose from obscurity to become a world champion despite being a closeted bisexual.
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Extras
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