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Davóne Tines on Detroit Opera Residency, Playing Malcolm X
A sit down with opera singer Davóne Tines to talk about his residency and his role as Malcolm X in composer Anthony Davis’ “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X” for the May 14-22, 2022 show. Plus, Tines shares how he got involved in singing and music at an early age, and the barriers he’s had to face as an African American man coming up in a predominately white space. Episode 5018/Segment 2
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