Met Opera's 'Champion' brings true story of bisexual boxer to the stage.

Terence Blanchard's opera "Champion" is coming to the Metropolitan Opera in New York this spring. The opera is based on the life of bisexual boxer Emile Griffith, who killed his rival Benny "Kid" Paret in the ring in 1962. The opera explores how hyper-masculinity and homophobia led to the tragic event and how Griffith was haunted by it for the rest of his life. The opera features a blend of musical styles and portrays Griffith's rise to the heights of welterweight boxing and his eventual descent into a life colored by guilt and illness.