Champion : An Opera In Jazz - Piano/Vocal Score In 2 Volumes.

An opera in two acts, on a libretto by Michael Cristofer. Commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. Originally commissioned by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and co-commissioned by Jazz Saint Louis. With a synopsis. The opera tells the story of Emile Griffith (1938-2013), a world-champoin boxer from the U. S. Virgin Islands.

1 vocal score (2 volumes) (314 p.); 28 cm.
Spiral

Language: English