Ryan Speedo Green Wins Third Grammy

Bass Baritone Ryan Speedo Green took home his third Grammy Award from the Recording Academy last night for his role as Emile Griffith in Terrence Blanchard’s Champion. Blanchard's opera, about the life of boxer Emile Griffith, had its Met premiere last season, starring Ryan Speedo Green. This marks Ryan Speedo Green’s third win, with previous awards for his role as Uncle Paul in Fire Shut up in my Bones and as Jake in Porgy and Bess.

Mr. Green’s 2023 – 2024 season sees a number of important role debuts including as Heinrich der Vogler in Lohengrin, with both Deutsche Oper Berlin conducted by James Conlon, and the Bayerische Staatsoper, the title role in Don Giovanni with Santa Fe Opera, and as Charles in Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut up in my Bones at the Metropolitan Opera, and as Wotan in Das Rheingold in concert with the LA Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. Mr. Green also returns to hosting the Met Live in HD broadcast of Roméo et Juliette, which will be broadcast to cinemas around the world. Additional operatic appearances include Escamillo in Carmen at the Met, and his house debut with Staatsoper Hamburg as Varlaam in Boris Godunov, conducted by Kent Nagano. Concert work includes his debut with the Chicago Philharmonic in a special concert of arias and Beethoven Symphony Number 9 with the Colorado Symphony. On the recital stage Mr. Green appears with Austin Opera in a special recital that will be recorded and broadcast on PBS, a recital at the Ferguson Center in Virginia, and a continuation of his role as Artist in Residence with Florida State University for a series of master classes and a recital.