Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones (Recorded Live at the Met - October 23, 2021)

Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones (Recorded Live at the Met - October 23, 2021)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Latonia Moore, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Angel Blue, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

2022

Basé sur les mémoires du journaliste pionnier du New York Times, Charles M Blow, l’opéra Fire Shut Up In My Bones de Terence Blanchard, créé en 2019, a été le premier opéra d’un compositeur Noir présenté au Metropolitan Opera de New York depuis sa fondation en 1883. Cette histoire poignante raconte le parcours d’un jeune homme, Charles, qui a été victime d’abus sexuels de la part de son cousin lorsqu’il était enfant, et qui doit désormais faire face à ce traumatisme. Influencé par l’opéra italien et le jazz — avec une touche de R&B et de gospel —, le langage musical de Blanchard est aussi puissant que le récit narré. Will Liverman est profondément bouleversant d’humanité dans le rôle de Charles, et il est soutenu par une solide distribution, comprenant les sopranos Angel Blue et Latonia Moore, et le baryton-basse Ryan Speedo Green. Yannick Nézet-Séguin dirige le tout avec brio.

Opening

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

0:46

Tears from a walled off place

Will Liverman, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

2:13

Who you shooting at, boy?—So you've come back, boy

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Angel Blue, Will Liverman

3:47

Charles?—Mama?—Boy, I tole you not to skip like that

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Latonia Moore, Walter Russell III, Cheikh Mbaye, Judah Taylor, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Will Liverman, Jon Luc Jobson-Larkin, Oleode Oshotse

1:36

Don't be in such a rush ta grow

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Angel Blue, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Latonia Moore, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

2:50

Mama, can I come to work with you?

Walter Russell III, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Latonia Moore, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

2:13

Hey Uncle Paul—Hey boy, How my baby?

Will Liverman, Ryan Speedo Green, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angel Blue, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Walter Russell III, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

3:52

Legs, thighs, breasts, wings

Denisha Ballew, Latonia Moore, Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chauncer Packer, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Briana Hunter

3:02

What 'chu doin' here, Spinner

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Latonia Moore, Norman Garrett, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chauncey Packer, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

2:33

Mama, look at me! I got muscles!

Will Liverman, Angel Blue, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Latonia Moore, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Walter Russell III

2:56

Where did Love lose me?

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Angel Blue, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Will Liverman, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Latonia Moore, Walter Russell III

2:49

I get on my knees, pray to the Lord to make me strong.

Walter Russell III, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Chauncey Packer, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Briana Hunter, Denisha Ballew, Latonia Moore

5:15

Sometimes you gotta just leave it

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Chauncey Packer, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Latonia Moore

2:16

See how da ground pack hard and smooth

Oleode Oshotse, Jon Luc Jobson-Larkin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Walter Russell III, Denisha Ballew, Latonia Moore, Ryan Speedo Green, Judah Taylor, Cheikh Mbaye, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

2:32

Golden button, where you come from?

Angel Blue, Will Liverman, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

4:03

Roast beef, again?

Chauncey Packer, Walter Russell III, Oleode Oshotse, Will Liverman, Judah Taylor, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Cheikh Mbaye, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Latonia Moore, Jon Luc Jobson-Larkin, Ryan Speedo Green, Angel Blue, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

4:06

Chester, already?

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Cheikh Mbaye, Chauncey Packer, Latonia Moore, Walter Russell III, Oleode Oshotse, Judah Taylor

3:02

What? Cain't your mamma sing in the morning

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Walter Russell III, Latonia Moore, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chris Kenney, Marguerite Mariah Jones, Oleode Oshotse

4:06

Chester! I'm almost forgot you were coming!

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Cheikh Mbaye, Cierra Byrd, Walter Russell III, Ryan Speedo Green, Judah Taylor, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chris Kenney, Jon Luc Jobson-Larkin, Latonia Moore, Oleode Oshotse

5:29

There was once a boy, of peculiar grace

Angel Blue, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

3:35

Sweet...so sweet...

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Walter Russell III, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Will Liverman, Angel Blue, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Chris Kenney, Latonia Moore

3:24

C'mon let's do what we did last night

Walter Russell III, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Cheikh Mbaye, Chris Kenney, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Will Liverman

2:47

Peculiar Grace Dance

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

5:55

Lift me up, Jesus

Will Liverman, Briana Hunter, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Donovan Singletary

3:28

Take this stain from my memory

Donovan Singletary, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

2:33

Which boy dat? Dat Nate?

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Will Liverman, Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett, Ryan Speedo Green, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Errin Duane Brooks, Calvin Griffin

1:25

Love with a laugh, with fun for a fight!

Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett, Will Liverman, Calvin Griffin, Errin Duane Brooks, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Latonia Moore

2:45

You can be free

Angel Blue, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Kimberli Render, Karmesha Peake, Jasmine Muhammad, Denisha Ballew, Will Liverman, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Christine Jobson, Nicole Joy Mitchell

4:00

Lord, take this wanting from me.

Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:18

Oh, hi. I hope I ain't disturbing you

Brittany Renee', Will Liverman, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

2:09

Hey! I got somethin' to tell you!

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Errin Duane Brooks, Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett, Will Liverman, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Calvin Griffin

2:56

I was once a boy of peculiar grace

Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Calvin Griffin, Errin Duane Brooks, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

4:26

Charles! You got accepted to Grambling!

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Errin Duane Brooks, Will Liverman, Latonia Moore, Calvin Griffin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett

4:48

A place where you can be just by yourself

Latonia Moore, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

3:06

Step Dance

Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

3:50

Do you know what it means to have made the line?

David Morgans Sanchez, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Donovan Singletary, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chase Taylor

3:51

Our roots are deep, we draw our strengths from slavery

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

3:02

Boy, get off that wall

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Angel Blue, Will Liverman, Donovan Singletary

2:38

Greta. Greta. What is this feeling?

Angel Blue, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

4:24

I used to hate the night

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Angel Blue, Will Liverman, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

2:50

When I was just a little boy

Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Angel Blue, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

6:46

Hello...Mama, its me...Charles!

Latonia Moore, Will Liverman, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Chris Kenney, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

3:12

So you've come back, boy... I knew you would.

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Will Liverman, Angel Blue, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

2:25

Sometimes you gotta just leave it in the road.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Will Liverman, Latonia Moore, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Walter Russell III, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

4:48

Terence Blanchard

Composition
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Direction d’orchestre
Latonia Moore

Soprano
Will Liverman

Baryton
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Orchestre