Who you shooting at, boy?—So you've come back, boy
Charles?—Mama?—Boy, I tole you not to skip like that
Will Liverman, Walter Russell III, Oleode Oshotse, Latonia Moore, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Jon Luc Jobson-Larkin, Judah Taylor, Cheikh Mbaye, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Don't be in such a rush ta grow
Mama, can I come to work with you?
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Walter Russell III, Will Liverman, Latonia Moore, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Hey Uncle Paul—Hey boy, How my baby?
Angel Blue, Ryan Speedo Green, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Will Liverman, Walter Russell III, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Legs, thighs, breasts, wings
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Denisha Ballew, Latonia Moore, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Chauncer Packer, Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett, Briana Hunter, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
What 'chu doin' here, Spinner
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Norman Garrett, Latonia Moore, Chauncey Packer
Mama, look at me! I got muscles!
Angel Blue, Walter Russell III, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Latonia Moore
Where did Love lose me?
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Will Liverman, Angel Blue, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Walter Russell III, Latonia Moore
I get on my knees, pray to the Lord to make me strong.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Chauncey Packer, Denisha Ballew, Latonia Moore, Walter Russell III, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Briana Hunter
Sometimes you gotta just leave it
See how da ground pack hard and smooth
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Cheikh Mbaye, Denisha Ballew, Latonia Moore, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Walter Russell III, Oleode Oshotse, Jon Luc Jobson-Larkin, Ryan Speedo Green, Judah Taylor
Golden button, where you come from?
Roast beef, again?
Latonia Moore, Ryan Speedo Green, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Jon Luc Jobson-Larkin, Chauncey Packer, Cheikh Mbaye, Angel Blue, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Walter Russell III, Oleode Oshotse, Judah Taylor
Chester, already?
Latonia Moore, Walter Russell III, Oleode Oshotse, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chauncey Packer, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Judah Taylor, Cheikh Mbaye
What? Cain't your mamma sing in the morning
Chris Kenney, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Marguerite Mariah Jones, Latonia Moore, Walter Russell III, Oleode Oshotse, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Chester! I'm almost forgot you were coming!
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Jon Luc Jobson-Larkin, Judah Taylor, Walter Russell III, Cierra Byrd, Latonia Moore, Ryan Speedo Green, Chris Kenney, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Cheikh Mbaye, Oleode Oshotse
There was once a boy, of peculiar grace
Sweet...so sweet...
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Angel Blue, Walter Russell III, Latonia Moore, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Chris Kenney, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Will Liverman
C'mon let's do what we did last night
Walter Russell III, Cheikh Mbaye, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chris Kenney, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Lift me up, Jesus
Donovan Singletary, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Briana Hunter
Take this stain from my memory
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Will Liverman, Donovan Singletary
Which boy dat? Dat Nate?
Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett, Ryan Speedo Green, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Errin Duane Brooks, Calvin Griffin
Love with a laugh, with fun for a fight!
Will Liverman, Latonia Moore, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett, Errin Duane Brooks, Calvin Griffin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
You can be free
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Angel Blue, Christine Jobson, Denisha Ballew, Nicole Joy Mitchell, Kimberli Render, Karmesha Peake, Jasmine Muhammad, Will Liverman
Lord, take this wanting from me.
Oh, hi. I hope I ain't disturbing you
Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Brittany Renee', Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Hey! I got somethin' to tell you!
Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Will Liverman, Errin Duane Brooks, Calvin Griffin
I was once a boy of peculiar grace
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Will Liverman, Errin Duane Brooks, Calvin Griffin, Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Charles! You got accepted to Grambling!
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Latonia Moore, Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Will Liverman, Errin Duane Brooks, Calvin Griffin
A place where you can be just by yourself
Do you know what it means to have made the line?
David Morgans Sanchez, Chase Taylor, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Will Liverman, Donovan Singletary, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Our roots are deep, we draw our strengths from slavery
Boy, get off that wall
Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Donovan Singletary, Angel Blue, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Greta. Greta. What is this feeling?
I used to hate the night
When I was just a little boy
Hello...Mama, its me...Charles!
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Latonia Moore, Will Liverman, Chris Kenney
So you've come back, boy... I knew you would.
Sometimes you gotta just leave it in the road.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Latonia Moore, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Walter Russell III, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
