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Terrence Blanchard & Will Liverman on "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

With six Grammy wins, two Oscar nominations, and a host of other awards to his name, Terence Blanchard has long been an influential figure in the music industry. In this conversation with baritone Will Liverman, the composer discusses the creation and evolution of his second opera, FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES, at Lyric Opera of Chicago.

This “Pre-Opera Chat” played on-screen before every live-performance.

Lyric Opera of Chicago, 25 mins

Terence Blanchard and Will Liverman on the Chicago premiere of FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES

With six Grammy wins, two Oscar nominations, and a host of other awards to his name, Terence Blanchard has long been an influential figure in the music industry. In this conversation with baritone Will Liverman, the composer discusses the creation and evolution of his second opera, FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES, onstage now at Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Learn more about this at https://lyricopera.org/fire

Director: Raphael Nash

DP: Mike Thomas

Editor: Magdalena Hernandez

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