Met Opera’s “Fire Shut Up in my Bones” returns to the Strand
Angel Blue as Destiny, Walter Russell III as Charles-Baby, Latonia Moore as Billie, and Will Liverman as Charles in Terence Blanchard's "Fire Shut Up in My Bones." Photo courtesy of Ken Howard / Met Opera.
Will Liverman as Charles in Terence Blanchard's "Fire Shut Up in My Bones." Photo courtesy of Ken Howard / Met Opera.
Angel Blue as Destiny, Walter Russell III as Charles-Baby, Latonia Moore as Billie, and Will Liverman as Charles in Terence Blanchard's "Fire Shut Up in My Bones." Photo courtesy of Ken Howard / Met Opera.
Will Liverman as Charles in Terence Blanchard's "Fire Shut Up in My Bones." Photo courtesy of Ken Howard / Met Opera.
ROCKLAND — Following multiple sold out shows last fall, the Strand Theatre will present two encore screenings of Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up In My Bones, the first opera by a Black composer presented on the Metropolitan Opera stage, on Saturday, February 12 at 1 p.m. and Tuesday, February 22 at 1 p.m.
In this program, Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Grammy Award–winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of Charles M. Blow’s memoir. Featuring a libretto by filmmaker Kasi Lemmons, the opera tells a poignant story about a young man’s journey to overcome a life of trauma and hardship. James Robinson and Camille A. Brown — two of the creators of the Met’s recent production of Porgy and Bess — co-direct this new staging. Baritone Will Liverman, one of opera’s young artists, stars as Charles, alongside sopranos Angel Blue as Destiny/Loneliness/Greta and Latonia Moore as Billie.
This cinema transmission is part of the Met’s Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.
The Strand Theatre’s Covid-19 safety protocols include setting the auditorium capacity at 30%, or 100 seats per show, providing reserved seating with a buffer of empty seats around each group and requiring all patrons to show proof of vaccination and wear a mask for the duration of their stay. Please refer to the Strand Theatre website or call (207) 594-0070 for more information.
The run time is 3 hours and 15 minutes, including one intermission. Fire Shut Up In My Bones addresses adult themes and contains some adult language, so be warned that this program might not be suitable for younger audiences. Tickets cost $23 for adults, $15for Strand members, and $5 for students 18 and under and college students with ID.
All tickets are for reserved seats and are available at rocklandstrand.com, by calling (207) 594-0070, at the box office when the theater is open for shows, and one hour before each opera show time. The Strand Theatre is located at 345 Main Street in Rockland.
