Champion - Boxing Scene

"I kill a man and the world forgives me. I love a man and the world wants to kill me." The story of Emile Griffith--the closeted gay welterweight boxer whose knockout of a homophobic rival led to unexpected tragedy--comes roaring to the stage in this riveting and haunting opera. This scene shows an epic boxing match. Was performed at the Kennedy Center Opera House, March 4 - March 18, 2017