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VIDEO: First opera by Black composer makes historic debut
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  • September 28, 2021

First opera by Black composer makes historic debut

"Fire Shut Up in My Bones" by composer Terence Blanchard premiered at the Metropolitan Opera, while choreographer Camille A. Brown became the first Black director at the Met.

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