Review: ‘Champion,’ at the Met Opera, Spars With History Terence Blanchard’s jazz-inflected work tells the real-life story of the boxer Emile Griffith, haunted by guilt when an opponent died after a fight.
Emile Griffith’s Double Life Is Subject of Met Opera ‘Champion’ A new opera at the Met explores the life and tragic career of the gay boxer Emile Griffith, a welterweight champion.