![]() Victor Ryan Robertson successfully portrayed two contrasting roles. He projected the serenity and wonder of Malcolm’s religious conversions as well as Malcolm’s rage at the plight of African Americans. The gravity of Tines’ stage presence - boosted by Dede Ayite’s period costumes - is exceeded only by his powerful bass-baritone voice, an unwavering vocal prowess displayed in singing from the top of Act 2 until the penultimate scene of Act 3. The cast and instrumentalists were champions for Davis’ music, none more so than Davóne Tines as Malcolm X. The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023 performance of ‘X’ is set to be filmed for an HD theatrical release The daring, genre-leaping work, released as a 1992 double-album, will be recorded anew in June. Music Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Davis revives ‘X,’ his prescient 1986 opera about Malcolm X: ‘A tragic hero’ ![]()
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