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)

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

2022

Basata sull’omonima autobiografia del giornalista Charles M. Blow, Fire Shut Up In My Bones è lo storico lavoro grazie al quale Terence Blanchard è diventato il primo autore nero di un’opera rappresentata al Met. Avvolgendo e dando corpo a una potente storia di elaborazione e superamento di un devastante trauma emotivo, la musica fonde la tradizione italiana a jazz, R&B e gospel, trovando in questa esecuzione guidata dalla bacchetta di Yannick Nézet-Séguin una confezione entusiasmante. Il cast comprende un eccezionale Will Liverman, affiancato da Angel Blue, Latonia Moore e Ryan Speedo Green.

Opening

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:46

Tears from a walled off place

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

2:13

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

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

3:47

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

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

1:36

Don't be in such a rush ta grow

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

2:50

Mama, can I come to work with you?

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

2:13

Hey Uncle Paul—Hey boy, How my baby?

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

3:52

Legs, thighs, breasts, wings

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

3:02

What 'chu doin' here, Spinner

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

2:33

Mama, look at me! I got muscles!

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

2:56

Where did Love lose me?

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

2:49

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

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

5:15

Sometimes you gotta just leave it

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

2:16

See how da ground pack hard and smooth

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

2:32

Golden button, where you come from?

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

4:03

Roast beef, again?

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

4:06

Chester, already?

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

3:02

What? Cain't your mamma sing in the morning

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

4:06

Chester! I'm almost forgot you were coming!

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

5:29

There was once a boy, of peculiar grace

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

3:35

Sweet...so sweet...

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

3:24

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

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

2:47

Peculiar Grace Dance

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

5:55

Lift me up, Jesus

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

3:28

Take this stain from my memory

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

2:33

Which boy dat? Dat Nate?

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

1:25

Love with a laugh, with fun for a fight!

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

2:45

You can be free

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

4:00

Lord, take this wanting from me.

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

4:18

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

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

2:09

Hey! I got somethin' to tell you!

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

2:56

I was once a boy of peculiar grace

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

4:26

Charles! You got accepted to Grambling!

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

4:48

A place where you can be just by yourself

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

3:06

Step Dance

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

3:50

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

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

3:51

Our roots are deep, we draw our strengths from slavery

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

3:02

Boy, get off that wall

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

2:38

Greta. Greta. What is this feeling?

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

4:24

I used to hate the night

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

2:50

When I was just a little boy

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

6:46

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

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

3:12

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

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

2:25

Sometimes you gotta just leave it in the road.

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

4:48

Terence Blanchard

Composizione
Will Liverman

Baritono
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Orchestra
Angel Blue

Soprano
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Coro