Metropolitan Opera · 2022–23 season
Champion
The story
Gay boxer remembers his sad but heroic life.
The hero's fate
Dementia or CTE
The cast
- Emile Griffith (younger)Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green*
- Emile Griffith (older)Bass-baritone Eric Owens*
- Emelda GriffithSoprano Latonia Moore*
- Kathy HaganMezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe*
- Benny "Kid" ParetBaritone Eric Greene† General knowledge — verify
* Cast for the run; a cover may have sung this night. † Not yet checked against a source.