New York Met Opera Reopens after 18 Month-long COVID Closure
2021-10-02
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1"We bend, we don't break. We sway!" the performers sing in the second act of Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in My Bones.
2That message of survival in dark times was well-received by the thousands watching the Metropolitan Opera in New York City this week.
3Its theater went dark in March 2020 in reaction to the COVID-19 crisis.
4It reopened Monday night at its Lincoln Center home.
5The suspension had lasted 566 days.
6COVID may have bent The Met, but the Met did not break.
7The showing made Met Opera history:
8Blanchard became the first Black composer to have his work performed by the Met.
9About 4,000 people attended the event.
10Many in the crowd wore costly clothes and shiny jewels.
11The fans met with each other warmly, seeming to share in the joy they felt to be back at Lincoln Center.
12At the end of the opera, the crowd went wild --- applauding for more than eight minutes.
13Kasi Lemmons wrote the words to Fire Shut Up in My Bones based on a story by Charles M. Blow, a New York Times opinion writer.
14Blow and Lemmons both received loud cheers when they appeared on stage with Blanchard.
15The night was a great victory for the 59-year-old composer and trumpet player.
16Like Blow, Blanchard is from Louisiana.
17That southern state is where the story takes place.
18It explores child sex abuse in segregated northern Louisiana during the 1970s.
19This was Blanchard's second opera after 2013′s Champion, based on the life of professional fighter Emile Griffith.
20Blanchard and Lemmons shrink a largely descriptive book to some main events in Blow's telling of his life experience:
21his family life as the youngest of five children, the abuse by a relative, his religion, and his time in college.
22It also explores Blow's search for love, first with Evelyn and later Greta.
23The audience's biggest reaction was for the dancing college students, who stole the show.
24Blanchard and Lemmons move the plot along by having the adult Charles, performed by Will Liverman, sing alongside the young Charles.
25Walter Russell III, a 13-year-old who plays the young Charles, got the biggest cheers individually for his moving performance.
26I'm Caty Weaver.
1"We bend, we don't break. We sway!" the performers sing in the second act of Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in My Bones. 2That message of survival in dark times was well-received by the thousands watching the Metropolitan Opera in New York City this week. Its theater went dark in March 2020 in reaction to the COVID-19 crisis. It reopened Monday night at its Lincoln Center home. 3The suspension had lasted 566 days. COVID may have bent The Met, but the Met did not break. 4The showing made Met Opera history: Blanchard became the first Black composer to have his work performed by the Met. 5About 4,000 people attended the event. Many in the crowd wore costly clothes and shiny jewels. The fans met with each other warmly, seeming to share in the joy they felt to be back at Lincoln Center. 6At the end of the opera, the crowd went wild --- applauding for more than eight minutes. 7Kasi Lemmons wrote the words to Fire Shut Up in My Bones based on a story by Charles M. Blow, a New York Times opinion writer. Blow and Lemmons both received loud cheers when they appeared on stage with Blanchard. 8The night was a great victory for the 59-year-old composer and trumpet player. Like Blow, Blanchard is from Louisiana.That southern state is where the story takes place. It explores child sex abuse in segregated northern Louisiana during the 1970s. 9This was Blanchard's second opera after 2013′s Champion, based on the life of professional fighter Emile Griffith. 10Blanchard and Lemmons shrink a largely descriptive book to some main events in Blow's telling of his life experience: his family life as the youngest of five children, the abuse by a relative, his religion, and his time in college. It also explores Blow's search for love, first with Evelyn and later Greta. The audience's biggest reaction was for the dancing college students, who stole the show. 11Blanchard and Lemmons move the plot along by having the adult Charles, performed by Will Liverman, sing alongside the young Charles. Walter Russell III, a 13-year-old who plays the young Charles, got the biggest cheers individually for his moving performance. 12I'm Caty Weaver. 13Ronald Blum reported this story for the Associated Press. Caty Weaver adapted it for Learning English. Ashley Thompson was the editor. 14_____________________________________________________ 15Words in This Story 16sway -v. to move slowly back and forth 17composer -n. a person who writes music 18applaud -v. to strike the hands together over and over to show approval or praise 19segregated -adj. restricted to members of one group or one race by a policy of segregation 20stole the show -verb phrase to get more attention and praise than anyone or anything else, by doing something better than others do