The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis co-commissioned an opera by this composer based on the life of boxer Emile Griffith, who presents his life in a flashback while suffering from dementia. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this composer of the opera Champion. The young Charles decides not to take revenge on his sexually abusive cousin Chester in an opera by this composer.
ANSWER: Terence Oliver Blanchard
[10m] In 2023, the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis put on Fire Shut Up in My Bones and this Scott Joplin opera in which Remus rescues the title character, who is nearly thrown into a wasps' nest.
ANSWER: Treemonisha
[10e] Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducted Fire Shut Up in My Bones with an opera company in this city. This city provides the backdrop of Anthony Davis' opera The Central Park Five.
ANSWER: New York City [or NYC]
<Noah Sheidlower, Auditory Fine Arts>