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Champion
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Lyric Opera of Chicago welcomes Champion, the first opera written by composer Terence Blanchard. Based on a true story and featuring a libretto by Michael Cristofer; the drama unfolds in what composer Terence Blanchard calls “an opera in jazz.” Welterweight boxer Emile Griffith is tortured by the complex realities of his life: decades-long guilt from defeating a challenger in the ring, who died from Griffith’s blows; and desperately conflicted fe...
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6 dates (27 Jan - 11 Feb)
Jan
27
Sat
7:30 pm
Lyric Opera House
Chicago, IL, United States
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Jan
31
Wed
2:00 pm
Lyric Opera House
Chicago, IL, United States
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Feb
3
Sat
7:30 pm
Lyric Opera House
Chicago, IL, United States
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Feb
6
Tue
7:00 pm
Lyric Opera House
Chicago, IL, United States
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Feb
9
Fri
7:00 pm
Lyric Opera House
Chicago, IL, United States
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Feb
11
Sun
2:00 pm
Lyric Opera House
Chicago, IL, United States
Tickets available
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