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Terence Blanchard's opera on the troubled life of boxer Emile Griffith premieres

NPR

By Tom Vitale

Published April 10, 2023 at 5:01 AM EDT

Terence Blanchard's work based on the troubled life of boxing champion Emile Griffith premieres at the Metropolitan Opera. (This piece originally aired on Weekend Edition on April 8, 2023.)

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